Spain vs Turkmenistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Spain
5.32 years
in 2023
Turkmenistan
5.3 years
in 2023
Spain rank
94th
Turkmenistan rank
96th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Spain
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.32 years against 5.3 years in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Spain ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.07 years | 6.32 years | 2.25 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 4.65 years | 6.68 years | 2.03 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 5.47 years | 6.12 years | 0.6526 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 6.28 years | 5.24 years | 1.04 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 7.09 years | 5.92 years | 1.16 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.5 years | 6.66 years | 0.1563 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 5.58 years | 5.71 years | 0.132 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 5.56 years | 5.49 years | 0.0719 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Spain or Turkmenistan?
- Spain, at 5.32 years against 5.3 years in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Spain and Turkmenistan?
- 0.02 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Turkmenistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Spain ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 96th 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.