El Salvador vs Latvia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
El Salvador
8.69 years
in 2023
Latvia
8.98 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
11th
Latvia rank
9th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- El Salvador
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 8.98 years against 8.69 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.29 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.79 years | 6.35 years | 3.56 years | Latvia |
| 1960s | 3.6 years | 7.41 years | 3.81 years | Latvia |
| 1970s | 6.86 years | 9.29 years | 2.42 years | Latvia |
| 1980s | 11.88 years | 9.48 years | 2.41 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 9.8 years | 11.54 years | 1.74 years | Latvia |
| 2000s | 9.17 years | 10.8 years | 1.63 years | Latvia |
| 2010s | 9.13 years | 9.68 years | 0.5465 years | Latvia |
| 2020s | 8.93 years | 9.28 years | 0.3536 years | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, El Salvador or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 8.98 years against 8.69 years in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between El Salvador and Latvia?
- 0.29 years, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Latvia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- El Salvador ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 9th 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.