Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Gambia or Nepal?

Gambia, at 2.78 years against 2.71 years in Nepal as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nepal?

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.

Gambia vs Nepal: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Gambia

2.78 years

in 2023

Nepal

2.71 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

218th

Nepal rank

219th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Gambia
Nepal

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.78 years against 2.71 years in Nepal, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

Gambia ranks 218th and Nepal ranks 219th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5105 years	1.54 years	1.02 years	Nepal
1960s	0.8385 years	0.5505 years	0.288 years	Gambia
1970s	1.19 years	0.5937 years	0.5991 years	Gambia
1980s	1.76 years	0.7816 years	0.9762 years	Gambia
1990s	2.85 years	2.55 years	0.294 years	Gambia
2000s	2.69 years	3.5 years	0.8106 years	Nepal
2010s	2.15 years	2.48 years	0.3305 years	Nepal
2020s	2.76 years	2.8 years	0.0413 years	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Gambia or Nepal?: Gambia, at 2.78 years against 2.71 years in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Gambia and Nepal?: 0.07 years, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nepal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Nepal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Gambia ranks 218th and Nepal ranks 219th 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.