Namibia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Namibia
7.73 years
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
7.52 years
in 2023
Namibia rank
20th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Namibia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.73 years against 7.52 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.47 years | 0.8046 years | 1.66 years | Namibia |
| 1960s | 2.8 years | 2.42 years | 0.3817 years | Namibia |
| 1970s | 4.1 years | 3.82 years | 0.2801 years | Namibia |
| 1980s | 10.89 years | 2.94 years | 7.95 years | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.47 years | 3.47 years | 1 years | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.64 years | 4.24 years | 0.5932 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 6.24 years | 6.17 years | 0.0716 years | Namibia |
| 2020s | 7.52 years | 7.49 years | 0.0313 years | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Namibia, at 7.73 years against 7.52 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.21 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Namibia ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd 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.