Spain vs Türkiye: Sex gap in life expectancy
Spain
5.35 years
in 2023
Türkiye
5.33 years
in 2023
Spain rank
97th
Türkiye rank
100th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Spain
- Türkiye
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.35 years against 5.33 years in Türkiye, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Türkiye ahead.
Spain ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 years | 5.9 years | 1.29 years | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 5.24 years | 5.97 years | 0.727 years | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 5.81 years | 6.56 years | 0.7513 years | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 6.46 years | 6.91 years | 0.4467 years | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 7.17 years | 7.04 years | 0.1378 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.57 years | 6.57 years | 0.0028 years | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 5.61 years | 6.28 years | 0.669 years | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 5.58 years | 6.03 years | 0.4524 years | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Spain or Türkiye?
- Spain, at 5.35 years against 5.33 years in Türkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Spain and Türkiye?
- 0.02 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Türkiye?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Türkiye rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Spain ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 100th 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.