Kuwait vs Solomon Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Kuwait
2.47 years
in 2023
Solomon Islands
2.52 years
in 2023
Kuwait rank
226th
Solomon Islands rank
225th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Kuwait
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 2.52 years against 2.47 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Kuwait ranks 226th and Solomon Islands ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.11 years | 3.86 years | 0.7471 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 3.05 years | 3.27 years | 0.2246 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 3.98 years | 2.76 years | 1.23 years | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 4.55 years | 3.65 years | 0.9044 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.37 years | 4.18 years | 0.1911 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.82 years | 3.91 years | 0.0911 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 2.67 years | 2.83 years | 0.1606 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 2.87 years | 2.59 years | 0.2748 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Kuwait or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 2.52 years against 2.47 years in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Kuwait and Solomon Islands?
- 0.05 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Solomon Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Kuwait ranks 226th and Solomon Islands ranks 225th 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.