Rwanda vs Tajikistan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Rwanda
4.39 years
in 2023
Tajikistan
4.4 years
in 2023
Rwanda rank
155th
Tajikistan rank
153rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Rwanda
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 4.4 years against 4.39 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Rwanda ranks 155th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.01 years | 4.05 years | 3.04 years | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 1.2 years | 4.3 years | 3.1 years | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 0.9479 years | 4.39 years | 3.44 years | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 2.81 years | 4.21 years | 1.4 years | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 4.29 years | 6.83 years | 2.54 years | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 3.16 years | 5.04 years | 1.88 years | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 4.08 years | 4.86 years | 0.7814 years | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 4.39 years | 4.56 years | 0.1755 years | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Rwanda or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 4.4 years against 4.39 years in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Rwanda and Tajikistan?
- 0.01 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Tajikistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Rwanda ranks 155th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.