Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Monaco or Zambia?

Monaco, at 4.05 years against 4.03 years in Zambia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Zambia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Monaco vs Zambia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Monaco

4.05 years

in 2023

Zambia

4.03 years

in 2023

Monaco rank

162nd

Zambia rank

165th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Monaco
Zambia

How they compare

Monaco currently reports 4.05 years against 4.03 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Monaco ahead.

Monaco ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 165th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Monaco	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.49 years	1.6 years	2.9 years	Monaco
1960s	5.22 years	1.81 years	3.41 years	Monaco
1970s	5.63 years	2.12 years	3.51 years	Monaco
1980s	6.09 years	2.84 years	3.25 years	Monaco
1990s	7.55 years	1.31 years	6.24 years	Monaco
2000s	6.83 years	0.6891 years	6.14 years	Monaco
2010s	4.83 years	3.45 years	1.38 years	Monaco
2020s	4.1 years	4.45 years	0.3572 years	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Monaco or Zambia?: Monaco, at 4.05 years against 4.03 years in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Monaco and Zambia?: 0.02 years, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Monaco and Zambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Monaco ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 165th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.