Slovenia vs Spain: Sex gap in life expectancy
Slovenia
5.44 years
in 2023
Spain
5.35 years
in 2023
Slovenia rank
95th
Spain rank
97th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Slovenia
- Spain
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 5.44 years against 5.35 years in Spain, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovenia ahead.
Slovenia ranks 95th and Spain ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Slovenia averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovenia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.37 years | 4.6 years | 0.7627 years | Slovenia |
| 1960s | 6.93 years | 5.24 years | 1.68 years | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 7.97 years | 5.81 years | 2.16 years | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 8.12 years | 6.46 years | 1.65 years | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 7.87 years | 7.17 years | 0.6957 years | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 7.36 years | 6.57 years | 0.7935 years | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 5.9 years | 5.61 years | 0.2916 years | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 5.56 years | 5.58 years | 0.0131 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Slovenia or Spain?
- Slovenia, at 5.44 years against 5.35 years in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Slovenia and Spain?
- 0.09 years, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Slovenia and Spain rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Slovenia ranks 95th and Spain ranks 97th 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.