Israel vs Western Sahara: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Israel
1.05
in 2023
Western Sahara
1.06
in 2023
Israel rank
178th
Western Sahara rank
177th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Israel
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 1.06 against 1.05 in Israel, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Israel ranks 178th and Western Sahara ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.09 | 0.0454 | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 1.04 | 1.08 | 0.0356 | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.29 | 0.2375 | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 1.33 | 0.2773 | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0056 | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0036 | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.006 | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.0017 | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Israel or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 1.06 against 1.05 in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Israel and Western Sahara?
- 0.01, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Western Sahara rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Israel ranks 178th and Western Sahara ranks 177th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.