Namibia vs Venezuela: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Namibia
7.73 years
in 2023
Venezuela
7.6 years
in 2023
Namibia rank
20th
Venezuela rank
22nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Namibia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.73 years against 7.6 years in Venezuela, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela ahead.
Namibia ranks 20th and Venezuela ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.47 years | 3.93 years | 1.46 years | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 2.8 years | 3.23 years | 0.427 years | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 4.1 years | 4.01 years | 0.091 years | Namibia |
| 1980s | 10.89 years | 4.98 years | 5.91 years | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.47 years | 5.9 years | 1.42 years | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 3.64 years | 7.89 years | 4.25 years | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 6.24 years | 8.32 years | 2.08 years | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 7.52 years | 7.7 years | 0.1739 years | Venezuela |
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 Venezuela?
- Namibia, at 7.73 years against 7.6 years in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Namibia and Venezuela?
- 0.13 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Venezuela?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Venezuela rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Namibia ranks 20th and Venezuela ranks 22nd 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.