Benin vs Solomon Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Benin
2.34 years
in 2023
Solomon Islands
2.52 years
in 2023
Benin rank
227th
Solomon Islands rank
225th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Benin
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 2.52 years against 2.34 years in Benin, a difference of 0.18 years.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Benin ranks 227th and Solomon Islands ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.24 years | 3.86 years | 0.6143 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 3.56 years | 3.27 years | 0.2874 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 3.96 years | 2.76 years | 1.2 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 5.05 years | 3.65 years | 1.4 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.05 years | 4.18 years | 0.1278 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 2.06 years | 3.91 years | 1.85 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 1.51 years | 2.83 years | 1.31 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 2.18 years | 2.59 years | 0.4141 years | Solomon Islands |
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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 2.52 years against 2.34 years in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Benin and Solomon Islands?
- 0.18 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Solomon Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Benin ranks 227th and Solomon Islands ranks 225th 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.