Belgium vs Palau: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Belgium
4.41 years
in 2023
Palau
4.45 years
in 2023
Belgium rank
134th
Palau rank
133rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Belgium
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 4.45 years against 4.41 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Belgium ranks 134th and Palau ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.52 years | 8.73 years | 4.21 years | Palau |
| 1960s | 5.65 years | 9.09 years | 3.44 years | Palau |
| 1970s | 6.21 years | 9.98 years | 3.78 years | Palau |
| 1980s | 6.48 years | 11.25 years | 4.76 years | Palau |
| 1990s | 6.45 years | 9.58 years | 3.13 years | Palau |
| 2000s | 5.73 years | 7.62 years | 1.89 years | Palau |
| 2010s | 4.77 years | 6.24 years | 1.47 years | Palau |
| 2020s | 4.63 years | 4.9 years | 0.2633 years | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Belgium or Palau?
- Palau, at 4.45 years against 4.41 years in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Belgium and Palau?
- 0.04 years, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Palau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Belgium ranks 134th and Palau ranks 133rd 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.