New Zealand vs Oman: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
New Zealand
3.32 years
in 2023
Oman
3.24 years
in 2023
New Zealand rank
202nd
Oman rank
205th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- New Zealand
- Oman
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.32 years against 3.24 years in Oman, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.
New Zealand ranks 202nd and Oman ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.29 years | 5.67 years | 1.38 years | Oman |
| 1960s | 5.45 years | 5.02 years | 0.4214 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 6.09 years | 5.1 years | 0.994 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 5.93 years | 4.33 years | 1.6 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.34 years | 4.45 years | 0.8884 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.27 years | 4.52 years | 0.2493 years | Oman |
| 2010s | 3.52 years | 3.37 years | 0.1508 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.33 years | 2.83 years | 0.4971 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, New Zealand or Oman?
- New Zealand, at 3.32 years against 3.24 years in Oman as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between New Zealand and Oman?
- 0.08 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Oman?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Oman rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- New Zealand ranks 202nd and Oman ranks 205th 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.