Guinea-Bissau vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Guinea-Bissau
3.05 years
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.07 years
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
179th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
177th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 3.07 years against 3.05 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.65 years | 1.55 years | 0.0989 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 3.21 years | 2.07 years | 1.14 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 2.97 years | 1.83 years | 1.14 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 2.46 years | 1.51 years | 0.9515 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 2.88 years | 2.02 years | 0.8525 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 2.52 years | 2.8 years | 0.2804 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 2.65 years | 2.9 years | 0.2557 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 3.1 years | 3.28 years | 0.1785 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Guinea-Bissau or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 3.07 years against 3.05 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Guinea-Bissau and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.02 years, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 177th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.