Lesotho vs Niue: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Lesotho
5.09 years
in 2023
Niue
5.04 years
in 2023
Lesotho rank
103rd
Niue rank
104th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Lesotho
- Niue
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.09 years against 5.04 years in Niue, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 103rd and Niue ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Niue in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.28 years | 2 years | 4.27 years | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 7.06 years | 4.71 years | 2.35 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 7.82 years | 6.54 years | 1.28 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 8.28 years | 7.05 years | 1.23 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.84 years | 7.28 years | 0.4462 years | Niue |
| 2000s | 3.93 years | 6.28 years | 2.35 years | Niue |
| 2010s | 4.47 years | 5.41 years | 0.9362 years | Niue |
| 2020s | 4.98 years | 5.09 years | 0.1141 years | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Lesotho or Niue?
- Lesotho, at 5.09 years against 5.04 years in Niue as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Lesotho and Niue?
- 0.05 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niue?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Niue rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Lesotho ranks 103rd and Niue ranks 104th 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.