Chile vs Switzerland: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Chile
3.77 years
in 2023
Switzerland
3.8 years
in 2023
Chile rank
182nd
Switzerland rank
180th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Chile
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.8 years against 3.77 years in Chile, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Chile ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.75 years | 4.34 years | 0.5843 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 4.98 years | 5.34 years | 0.3592 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.69 years | 6.07 years | 0.3783 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 6.14 years | 6.56 years | 0.4188 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.1 years | 6.26 years | 0.1611 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 5.51 years | 4.97 years | 0.5431 years | Chile |
| 2010s | 4.5 years | 4.03 years | 0.4695 years | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 4.02 years | 0.6758 years | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Chile or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.8 years against 3.77 years in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Chile and Switzerland?
- 0.03 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Chile ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 180th 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.