Cuba vs Somalia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cuba
4.71 years
in 2023
Somalia
4.72 years
in 2023
Cuba rank
123rd
Somalia rank
121st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cuba
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.72 years against 4.71 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 123rd and Somalia ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.03 years | 2.4 years | 0.6246 years | Cuba |
| 1960s | 2.95 years | 2.44 years | 0.5127 years | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.67 years | 2.51 years | 0.1629 years | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.52 years | 3.9 years | 0.3784 years | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.88 years | 3.93 years | 0.0533 years | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.06 years | 2.77 years | 1.28 years | Cuba |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 3.83 years | 0.467 years | Cuba |
| 2020s | 4.91 years | 4.1 years | 0.8111 years | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Cuba or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.72 years against 4.71 years in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cuba and Somalia?
- 0.01 years, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cuba ranks 123rd and Somalia ranks 121st 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.