New Zealand vs Western Sahara: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
New Zealand
3.32 years
in 2023
Western Sahara
3.35 years
in 2023
New Zealand rank
202nd
Western Sahara rank
199th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- New Zealand
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 3.35 years against 3.32 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 202nd and Western Sahara ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.29 years | 2.4 years | 1.89 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 5.45 years | 2.41 years | 3.04 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 6.09 years | 11.02 years | 4.92 years | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 5.93 years | 14.89 years | 8.96 years | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 5.34 years | 2.71 years | 2.63 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.27 years | 2.84 years | 1.43 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.52 years | 2.96 years | 0.5575 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.33 years | 3.2 years | 0.1317 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 3.35 years against 3.32 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between New Zealand and Western Sahara?
- 0.03 years, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Western Sahara rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- New Zealand ranks 202nd and Western Sahara ranks 199th 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.