Lesotho vs Singapore: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Lesotho
5.09 years
in 2023
Singapore
4.98 years
in 2023
Lesotho rank
103rd
Singapore rank
107th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Lesotho
- Singapore
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.09 years against 4.98 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Lesotho ranks 103rd and Singapore ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.28 years | 7.71 years | 1.43 years | Singapore |
| 1960s | 7.06 years | 6.71 years | 0.3504 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 7.82 years | 6.02 years | 1.8 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 8.28 years | 5.5 years | 2.78 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.84 years | 5.48 years | 1.36 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.93 years | 5.53 years | 1.6 years | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.47 years | 4.41 years | 0.0636 years | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.98 years | 4.91 years | 0.0648 years | Lesotho |
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 Singapore?
- Lesotho, at 5.09 years against 4.98 years in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Lesotho and Singapore?
- 0.11 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Singapore rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Lesotho ranks 103rd and Singapore ranks 107th 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.