Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bulgaria or Puerto Rico?

Bulgaria, at 6.28 years against 6.09 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?

0.19 years, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?

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 Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Puerto Rico: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Bulgaria

6.28 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico

6.09 years

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

21st

Puerto Rico rank

24th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Bulgaria
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6.28 years against 6.09 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.19 years.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.2 years	1.94 years	0.2592 years	Bulgaria
1960s	2.51 years	3.13 years	0.6195 years	Puerto Rico
1970s	3.36 years	3.83 years	0.473 years	Puerto Rico
1980s	4.54 years	4.01 years	0.5252 years	Bulgaria
1990s	5.53 years	5.28 years	0.2516 years	Bulgaria
2000s	5.87 years	5.14 years	0.7305 years	Bulgaria
2010s	6.11 years	5.46 years	0.6515 years	Bulgaria
2020s	6.38 years	5.62 years	0.7572 years	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bulgaria or Puerto Rico?: Bulgaria, at 6.28 years against 6.09 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?: 0.19 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Puerto Rico rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Bulgaria ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 24th 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 age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
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

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.