Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Gabon or Somalia?

Gabon, at 4.73 years against 4.72 years in Somalia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon 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.

Gabon vs Somalia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Gabon

4.73 years

in 2023

Somalia

4.72 years

in 2023

Gabon rank

120th

Somalia rank

121st

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Gabon
Somalia

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 4.73 years against 4.72 years in Somalia, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Gabon ranks 120th and Somalia ranks 121st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.6 years	2.4 years	2.2 years	Gabon
1960s	4.52 years	2.44 years	2.08 years	Gabon
1970s	4.51 years	2.51 years	2 years	Gabon
1980s	3.76 years	3.9 years	0.138 years	Somalia
1990s	1.97 years	3.93 years	1.96 years	Somalia
2000s	2.35 years	2.77 years	0.4227 years	Somalia
2010s	3.85 years	3.83 years	0.0241 years	Gabon
2020s	4.6 years	4.1 years	0.4994 years	Gabon

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 Somalia?: Gabon, at 4.73 years against 4.72 years in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Gabon and Somalia?: 0.01 years, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Gabon ranks 120th 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.