Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Ireland or Monaco?

Monaco, at 4.05 years against 4.04 years in Ireland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Monaco?

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.

Ireland vs Monaco: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Ireland

4.04 years

in 2023

Monaco

4.05 years

in 2023

Ireland rank

164th

Monaco rank

162nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Ireland
Monaco

How they compare

Monaco currently reports 4.05 years against 4.04 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Monaco ahead.

Ireland ranks 164th and Monaco ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Monaco	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.39 years	4.49 years	2.1 years	Monaco
1960s	3.76 years	5.22 years	1.46 years	Monaco
1970s	4.88 years	5.63 years	0.7523 years	Monaco
1980s	5.5 years	6.09 years	0.5926 years	Monaco
1990s	5.44 years	7.55 years	2.11 years	Monaco
2000s	4.84 years	6.83 years	1.99 years	Monaco
2010s	3.99 years	4.83 years	0.8449 years	Monaco
2020s	3.87 years	4.1 years	0.2302 years	Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Ireland or Monaco?: Monaco, at 4.05 years against 4.04 years in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Ireland and Monaco?: 0.01 years, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Monaco?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Monaco rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Ireland ranks 164th and Monaco ranks 162nd 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.