Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Algeria or Kuwait?

Algeria, at 2.58 years against 2.47 years in Kuwait as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Algeria and Kuwait?

0.11 years, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Kuwait?

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 at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Kuwait: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Algeria

2.58 years

in 2023

Kuwait

2.47 years

in 2023

Algeria rank

224th

Kuwait rank

226th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Algeria
Kuwait

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.58 years against 2.47 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.

Algeria ranks 224th and Kuwait ranks 226th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5.48 years	3.11 years	2.36 years	Algeria
1960s	3.28 years	3.05 years	0.2321 years	Algeria
1970s	1.78 years	3.98 years	2.2 years	Kuwait
1980s	2.07 years	4.55 years	2.48 years	Kuwait
1990s	2.22 years	4.37 years	2.16 years	Kuwait
2000s	1.97 years	3.82 years	1.85 years	Kuwait
2010s	2.18 years	2.67 years	0.4872 years	Kuwait
2020s	2.7 years	2.87 years	0.1684 years	Kuwait

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 Kuwait?: Algeria, at 2.58 years against 2.47 years in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Algeria and Kuwait?: 0.11 years, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Kuwait?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Kuwait rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Algeria ranks 224th and Kuwait ranks 226th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
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.