Sierra Leone vs Wallis and Futuna: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Sierra Leone
2.62 years
in 2023
Wallis and Futuna
2.65 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
222nd
Wallis and Futuna rank
221st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Sierra Leone
- Wallis and Futuna
How they compare
Wallis and Futuna currently reports 2.65 years against 2.62 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 222nd and Wallis and Futuna ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Wallis and Futuna in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Wallis and Futuna | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.15 years | 0.7975 years | 1.35 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.86 years | 1.56 years | 0.3007 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.31 years | 2.51 years | 0.2058 years | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1980s | 2.31 years | 3.08 years | 0.7732 years | Wallis and Futuna |
| 1990s | 3.19 years | 2.01 years | 1.19 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.48 years | 3.41 years | 1.93 years | Wallis and Futuna |
| 2010s | 1.29 years | 3.06 years | 1.76 years | Wallis and Futuna |
| 2020s | 2.43 years | 2.68 years | 0.2503 years | Wallis and Futuna |
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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Wallis and Futuna, at 2.65 years against 2.62 years in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Sierra Leone and Wallis and Futuna?
- 0.03 years, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Wallis and Futuna?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Sierra Leone ranks 222nd and Wallis and Futuna ranks 221st 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.