Jordan vs Vatican: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Jordan
4.33 years
in 2023
Vatican
4.35 years
in 2023
Jordan rank
143rd
Vatican rank
140th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Jordan
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 4.35 years against 4.33 years in Jordan, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.
Jordan ranks 143rd and Vatican ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Vatican in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.33 years | 3.11 years | 1.78 years | Vatican |
| 1960s | 1.72 years | 4.11 years | 2.39 years | Vatican |
| 1970s | 2.41 years | 5.02 years | 2.6 years | Vatican |
| 1980s | 2.05 years | 5.77 years | 3.72 years | Vatican |
| 1990s | 3.16 years | 5.98 years | 2.82 years | Vatican |
| 2000s | 3.74 years | 5.14 years | 1.4 years | Vatican |
| 2010s | 4.01 years | 4.38 years | 0.3765 years | Vatican |
| 2020s | 4.4 years | 4.32 years | 0.074 years | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Jordan or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 4.35 years against 4.33 years in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Jordan and Vatican?
- 0.02 years, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Vatican rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Jordan ranks 143rd and Vatican ranks 140th 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.