Malaysia vs Nicaragua: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Malaysia
4.98 years
in 2023
Nicaragua
4.96 years
in 2023
Malaysia rank
108th
Nicaragua rank
111th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Malaysia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 4.98 years against 4.96 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Malaysia ranks 108th and Nicaragua ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7942 years | 2.33 years | 1.54 years | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1.64 years | 3.63 years | 1.99 years | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.95 years | 7.16 years | 4.21 years | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 4.32 years | 10.03 years | 5.71 years | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.9 years | 5.42 years | 0.5185 years | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.06 years | 5.62 years | 0.5639 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 4.95 years | 5.43 years | 0.4883 years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 5.01 years | 5.46 years | 0.4478 years | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Malaysia or Nicaragua?
- Malaysia, at 4.98 years against 4.96 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Malaysia and Nicaragua?
- 0.02 years, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Nicaragua rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Malaysia ranks 108th and Nicaragua ranks 111th 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.