Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Angola or Belgium?

Angola, at 4.51 years against 4.41 years in Belgium as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Belgium?

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.

Angola vs Belgium: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Angola

4.51 years

in 2023

Belgium

4.41 years

in 2023

Angola rank

132nd

Belgium rank

134th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Angola
Belgium

How they compare

Angola currently reports 4.51 years against 4.41 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Angola ranks 132nd and Belgium ranks 134th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Belgium in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Belgium	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.2 years	4.52 years	2.33 years	Belgium
1960s	5.89 years	5.65 years	0.2416 years	Angola
1970s	6.56 years	6.21 years	0.3581 years	Angola
1980s	7.14 years	6.48 years	0.6611 years	Angola
1990s	6.05 years	6.45 years	0.4002 years	Belgium
2000s	3.65 years	5.73 years	2.08 years	Belgium
2010s	3.97 years	4.77 years	0.7964 years	Belgium
2020s	4.52 years	4.63 years	0.1084 years	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Angola or Belgium?: Angola, at 4.51 years against 4.41 years in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Angola and Belgium?: 0.1 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Belgium?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Belgium rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Angola ranks 132nd and Belgium ranks 134th 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

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