Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Gambia or Kiribati?

Kiribati, at 68.17 years against 67.53 years in Gambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Gambia and Kiribati?

0.64 years, with Kiribati ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kiribati?

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 Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Kiribati: Life expectancy by sex

Gambia

67.53 years

in 2023

Kiribati

68.17 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

208th

Kiribati rank

205th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Gambia
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 68.17 years against 67.53 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.64 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 208th and Kiribati ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33.08 years	47.63 years	14.55 years	Kiribati
1960s	37.59 years	52.14 years	14.55 years	Kiribati
1970s	42.89 years	57.47 years	14.58 years	Kiribati
1980s	48.9 years	60.3 years	11.4 years	Kiribati
1990s	55.75 years	64.5 years	8.75 years	Kiribati
2000s	60.56 years	66.99 years	6.43 years	Kiribati
2010s	64.13 years	67.45 years	3.32 years	Kiribati
2020s	66.4 years	67.24 years	0.8418 years	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Gambia or Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 68.17 years against 67.53 years in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Gambia and Kiribati?: 0.64 years, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kiribati?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Kiribati rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Gambia ranks 208th and Kiribati ranks 205th 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 Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
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

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.