Gabon vs New Caledonia: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Gabon
4.73
in 2023
New Caledonia
4.78
in 2023
Gabon rank
120th
New Caledonia rank
117th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Gabon
  • New Caledonia
234567195019862023

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 4.78 against 4.73 in Gabon, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Gabon ranks 120th and New Caledonia ranks 117th of 236 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1950s 4.6 6.17 1.57 New Caledonia
1960s 4.52 6.29 1.77 New Caledonia
1970s 4.51 6.18 1.67 New Caledonia
1980s 3.76 6.49 2.74 New Caledonia
1990s 1.97 6.38 4.41 New Caledonia
2000s 2.35 5.7 3.35 New Caledonia
2010s 3.85 5.55 1.69 New Caledonia
2020s 4.6 5.11 0.5119 New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Gabon or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 4.78 against 4.73 in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Gabon and New Caledonia?
0.05, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and New Caledonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and New Caledonia rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Gabon ranks 120th and New Caledonia ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed