Benin vs Liberia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Benin
2.34 years
in 2023
Liberia
1.89 years
in 2023
Benin rank
227th
Liberia rank
230th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.34 years against 1.89 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.45 years.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 227th and Liberia ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.24 years | 0.1681 years | 3.08 years | Benin |
| 1960s | 3.56 years | 0.3557 years | 3.2 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 3.96 years | 0.2258 years | 3.73 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 5.05 years | 0.2725 years | 4.77 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.05 years | 4.96 years | 0.9053 years | Liberia |
| 2000s | 2.06 years | 2.26 years | 0.1988 years | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.51 years | 1.68 years | 0.167 years | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2.18 years | 1.89 years | 0.2911 years | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Benin or Liberia?
- Benin, at 2.34 years against 1.89 years in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Benin and Liberia?
- 0.45 years, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Benin ranks 227th and Liberia ranks 230th 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.