Sierra Leone vs Solomon Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Sierra Leone
2.62 years
in 2023
Solomon Islands
2.52 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
222nd
Solomon Islands rank
225th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.62 years against 2.52 years in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 222nd and Solomon Islands ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.15 years | 3.86 years | 1.71 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 1.86 years | 3.27 years | 1.41 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 2.31 years | 2.76 years | 0.4477 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 2.31 years | 3.65 years | 1.34 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 3.19 years | 4.18 years | 0.9861 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 1.48 years | 3.91 years | 2.44 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 1.29 years | 2.83 years | 1.53 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 2.43 years | 2.59 years | 0.16 years | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Sierra Leone or Solomon Islands?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.62 years against 2.52 years in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands?
- 0.1 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Sierra Leone ranks 222nd and Solomon Islands ranks 225th 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.