What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Hungary and Sri Lanka?

0.15 years, with Hungary ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sri Lanka?

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.

Hungary vs Sri Lanka: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Hungary

6.41 years

in 2023

Sri Lanka

6.26 years

in 2023

Hungary rank

46th

Sri Lanka rank

51st

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Hungary
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 6.41 years against 6.26 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.39 years	3.05 years	0.3408 years	Hungary
1960s	4.25 years	3.41 years	0.8414 years	Hungary
1970s	5.71 years	4 years	1.71 years	Hungary
1980s	7.66 years	6.66 years	0.9918 years	Hungary
1990s	8.92 years	9.12 years	0.2 years	Sri Lanka
2000s	8.29 years	8.33 years	0.0443 years	Sri Lanka
2010s	6.95 years	6.73 years	0.2191 years	Hungary
2020s	6.63 years	6.33 years	0.2975 years	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Hungary or Sri Lanka?: Hungary, at 6.41 years against 6.26 years in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Hungary and Sri Lanka?: 0.15 years, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Sri Lanka rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Hungary ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st 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.