Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Tonga or Tuvalu?

Tonga, at 7.04 years against 6.93 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Tonga vs Tuvalu: Sex gap in life expectancy

Tonga

7.04 years

in 2023

Tuvalu

6.93 years

in 2023

Tonga rank

36th

Tuvalu rank

39th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Tonga
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 7.04 years against 6.93 years in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 36th and Tuvalu ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tonga	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.14 years	5.16 years	0.9852 years	Tonga
1960s	4.93 years	5.33 years	0.4007 years	Tuvalu
1970s	5.5 years	5.93 years	0.4288 years	Tuvalu
1980s	6.6 years	5.78 years	0.8282 years	Tonga
1990s	7.44 years	5.34 years	2.1 years	Tonga
2000s	7.41 years	5.31 years	2.1 years	Tonga
2010s	7.2 years	6.5 years	0.7042 years	Tonga
2020s	7.06 years	6.96 years	0.0982 years	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Tonga or Tuvalu?: Tonga, at 7.04 years against 6.93 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Tonga and Tuvalu?: 0.11 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Tonga ranks 36th and Tuvalu ranks 39th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.