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

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 Wallis and Futuna: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Gambia

2.78 years

in 2023

Wallis and Futuna

2.65 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

218th

Wallis and Futuna rank

221st

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Gambia
Wallis and Futuna

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.78 years against 2.65 years in Wallis and Futuna, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Wallis and Futuna ahead.

Gambia ranks 218th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Wallis and Futuna in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Wallis and Futuna	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5105 years	0.7975 years	0.287 years	Wallis and Futuna
1960s	0.8385 years	1.56 years	0.7244 years	Wallis and Futuna
1970s	1.19 years	2.51 years	1.32 years	Wallis and Futuna
1980s	1.76 years	3.08 years	1.32 years	Wallis and Futuna
1990s	2.85 years	2.01 years	0.8404 years	Gambia
2000s	2.69 years	3.41 years	0.7231 years	Wallis and Futuna
2010s	2.15 years	3.06 years	0.9033 years	Wallis and Futuna
2020s	2.76 years	2.68 years	0.0763 years	Gambia

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 Wallis and Futuna?: Gambia, at 2.78 years against 2.65 years in Wallis and Futuna as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Gambia and Wallis and Futuna?: 0.13 years, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Wallis and Futuna?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Gambia ranks 218th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 221st 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.