Gabon vs Jamaica: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Gabon
4.73 years
in 2023
Jamaica
4.75 years
in 2023
Gabon rank
120th
Jamaica rank
119th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Gabon
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 4.75 years against 4.73 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 years | 2.46 years | 2.14 years | Gabon |
| 1960s | 4.52 years | 2.96 years | 1.56 years | Gabon |
| 1970s | 4.51 years | 3.33 years | 1.17 years | Gabon |
| 1980s | 3.76 years | 2.07 years | 1.69 years | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.97 years | 2.28 years | 0.3091 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.35 years | 4.2 years | 1.85 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.85 years | 4.2 years | 0.3485 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 4.6 years | 4.69 years | 0.0921 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Gabon or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 4.75 years against 4.73 years in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Gabon and Jamaica?
- 0.02 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Jamaica rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Gabon ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 119th 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.