Afghanistan vs Nepal: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Afghanistan
2.67 years
in 2023
Nepal
2.71 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
220th
Nepal rank
219th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2.71 years against 2.67 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 220th and Nepal ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 years | 1.54 years | 0.2496 years | Nepal |
| 1960s | 1.44 years | 0.5505 years | 0.8872 years | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.09 years | 0.5937 years | 1.49 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8.51 years | 0.7816 years | 7.73 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.33 years | 2.55 years | 1.77 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.87 years | 3.5 years | 0.6291 years | Nepal |
| 2010s | 4.14 years | 2.48 years | 1.65 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.66 years | 2.8 years | 1.86 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 Nepal?
- Nepal, at 2.71 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 Nepal?
- 0.04 years, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Afghanistan ranks 220th and Nepal ranks 219th 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.