Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Palau or Peru?

Peru, at 4.52 years against 4.45 years in Palau as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Peru?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Palau vs Peru: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Palau

4.45 years

in 2023

Peru

4.52 years

in 2023

Palau rank

133rd

Peru rank

130th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Palau
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.52 years against 4.45 years in Palau, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 133rd and Peru ranks 130th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Palau	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8.73 years	2.15 years	6.58 years	Palau
1960s	9.09 years	2.29 years	6.8 years	Palau
1970s	9.98 years	2.29 years	7.69 years	Palau
1980s	11.25 years	3.75 years	7.5 years	Palau
1990s	9.58 years	3.35 years	6.24 years	Palau
2000s	7.62 years	3.76 years	3.86 years	Palau
2010s	6.24 years	4.22 years	2.02 years	Palau
2020s	4.9 years	5.33 years	0.4349 years	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Palau or Peru?: Peru, at 4.52 years against 4.45 years in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Palau and Peru?: 0.07 years, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Peru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Palau and Peru rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Palau ranks 133rd and Peru ranks 130th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.