What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between French Polynesia and Somalia?

0.02 years, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

French Polynesia vs Somalia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

French Polynesia

4.7 years

in 2023

Somalia

4.72 years

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

125th

Somalia rank

121st

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

French Polynesia
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4.72 years against 4.7 years in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 121st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.23 years	2.4 years	0.1731 years	Somalia
1960s	2.43 years	2.44 years	0.0105 years	Somalia
1970s	2.41 years	2.51 years	0.1028 years	Somalia
1980s	2.64 years	3.9 years	1.25 years	Somalia
1990s	3.92 years	3.93 years	0.0085 years	Somalia
2000s	5.07 years	2.77 years	2.3 years	French Polynesia
2010s	5.03 years	3.83 years	1.2 years	French Polynesia
2020s	4.95 years	4.1 years	0.8476 years	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, French Polynesia or Somalia?: Somalia, at 4.72 years against 4.7 years in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between French Polynesia and Somalia?: 0.02 years, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: French Polynesia ranks 125th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.