Democratic Republic of Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.21
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
2.15
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
219th
Equatorial Guinea rank
222nd

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.21 against 2.15 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 219th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 1.5 4.07 2.57 Equatorial Guinea
1960s 1.71 4.05 2.33 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 1.5 4.03 2.53 Equatorial Guinea
1980s 1.27 3.66 2.39 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 2.12 2.13 0.0133 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 1.87 1.71 0.1634 Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 1.86 1.96 0.0988 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 2.25 2.31 0.0663 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45, Democratic Republic of Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.21 against 2.15 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
0.06, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 219th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male 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
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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