Nicaragua vs United States of America: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Nicaragua
4.96 years
in 2023
United States of America
4.91 years
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
111th
United States of America rank
114th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Nicaragua
- United States of America
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.96 years against 4.91 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 111th and United States of America ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.33 years | 5.66 years | 3.33 years | United States of America |
| 1960s | 3.63 years | 6.7 years | 3.07 years | United States of America |
| 1970s | 7.16 years | 7.39 years | 0.226 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 10.03 years | 6.97 years | 3.06 years | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 5.42 years | 6.24 years | 0.8207 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5.62 years | 5 years | 0.6167 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.43 years | 4.77 years | 0.6618 years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 5.46 years | 5.36 years | 0.0961 years | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Nicaragua or United States of America?
- Nicaragua, at 4.96 years against 4.91 years in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Nicaragua and United States of America?
- 0.05 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and United States of America rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th and United States of America ranks 114th 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.