Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Lesotho
5.09 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.09 years
in 2023
Lesotho rank
103rd
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.09 years against 5.09 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.28 years | 4.76 years | 1.52 years | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 7.06 years | 4.39 years | 2.67 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 7.82 years | 4.35 years | 3.47 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 8.28 years | 4.53 years | 3.75 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.84 years | 4.16 years | 2.68 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.93 years | 3.72 years | 0.2109 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4.47 years | 4.84 years | 0.3671 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.98 years | 5.27 years | 0.2963 years | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.09 years against 5.09 years in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Lesotho ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd 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.