Colombia vs Spain: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Colombia
5.34 years
in 2023
Spain
5.32 years
in 2023
Colombia rank
92nd
Spain rank
94th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Colombia
- Spain
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 5.34 years against 5.32 years in Spain, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Colombia ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.1 years | 4.07 years | 0.0273 years | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2.85 years | 4.65 years | 1.81 years | Spain |
| 1970s | 4.04 years | 5.47 years | 1.43 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 6.21 years | 6.28 years | 0.0648 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 8.21 years | 7.09 years | 1.12 years | Colombia |
| 2000s | 7.29 years | 6.5 years | 0.7902 years | Colombia |
| 2010s | 5.83 years | 5.58 years | 0.2541 years | Colombia |
| 2020s | 6.14 years | 5.56 years | 0.5792 years | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Colombia or Spain?
- Colombia, at 5.34 years against 5.32 years in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Colombia and Spain?
- 0.02 years, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Spain rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Colombia ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 94th 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.