Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Indonesia
4.02 years
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
3.99 years
in 2023
Indonesia rank
166th
Saudi Arabia rank
169th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Indonesia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 4.02 years against 3.99 years in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 166th and Saudi Arabia ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.77 years | 5.04 years | 3.26 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 3.27 years | 4.46 years | 1.19 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 3.53 years | 3.63 years | 0.1003 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 3.03 years | 3.21 years | 0.1837 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.77 years | 3.18 years | 0.4008 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.03 years | 3.32 years | 0.2976 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 3.29 years | 0.2804 years | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 3.96 years | 4.28 years | 0.3168 years | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
- Indonesia, at 4.02 years against 3.99 years in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.03 years, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Indonesia ranks 166th and Saudi Arabia ranks 169th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.