Afghanistan vs Gambia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Afghanistan
2.67 years
in 2023
Gambia
2.78 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
220th
Gambia rank
218th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Afghanistan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.78 years against 2.67 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 220th and Gambia ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 years | 0.5105 years | 0.7753 years | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 1.44 years | 0.8385 years | 0.5992 years | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.09 years | 1.19 years | 0.8955 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8.51 years | 1.76 years | 6.75 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.33 years | 2.85 years | 1.48 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.87 years | 2.69 years | 0.1815 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.14 years | 2.15 years | 1.98 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.66 years | 2.76 years | 1.91 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Afghanistan or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 2.78 years against 2.67 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 0.11 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Afghanistan ranks 220th and Gambia ranks 218th 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 at different ages. 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.