Algeria vs Benin: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Algeria
2.58 years
in 2023
Benin
2.34 years
in 2023
Algeria rank
224th
Benin rank
227th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Algeria
- Benin
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.58 years against 2.34 years in Benin, a difference of 0.24 years.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Algeria ranks 224th and Benin ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Benin in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.48 years | 3.24 years | 2.23 years | Algeria |
| 1960s | 3.28 years | 3.56 years | 0.2799 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.78 years | 3.96 years | 2.17 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 2.07 years | 5.05 years | 2.97 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 2.22 years | 4.05 years | 1.84 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.97 years | 2.06 years | 0.0846 years | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.18 years | 1.51 years | 0.6636 years | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.7 years | 2.18 years | 0.5206 years | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Algeria or Benin?
- Algeria, at 2.58 years against 2.34 years in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Algeria and Benin?
- 0.24 years, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Benin?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Benin rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Algeria ranks 224th and Benin ranks 227th 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.