Chad vs Iceland: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Chad
3.3 years
in 2023
Iceland
3.35 years
in 2023
Chad rank
204th
Iceland rank
201st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Chad
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.35 years against 3.3 years in Chad, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Chad ranks 204th and Iceland ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.57 years | 4.07 years | 1.49 years | Iceland |
| 1960s | 3.32 years | 4.53 years | 1.21 years | Iceland |
| 1970s | 4.64 years | 5.59 years | 0.9517 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 5.77 years | 5.35 years | 0.415 years | Chad |
| 1990s | 3.14 years | 4.33 years | 1.19 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.82 years | 3.61 years | 1.79 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.07 years | 3.14 years | 1.08 years | Iceland |
| 2020s | 3.25 years | 3.36 years | 0.1032 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Chad or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 3.35 years against 3.3 years in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Chad and Iceland?
- 0.05 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Iceland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Chad ranks 204th and Iceland ranks 201st 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.