Puerto Rico vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Puerto Rico
6.09 years
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
6.02 years
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
24th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
26th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 6.09 years against 6.02 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.94 years | 1.25 years | 0.6916 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 3.13 years | 1.94 years | 1.18 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 3.83 years | 2.75 years | 1.09 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 4.01 years | 2.15 years | 1.86 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 5.28 years | 2.65 years | 2.63 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 5.14 years | 3.61 years | 1.53 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 5.46 years | 5.16 years | 0.2975 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 5.62 years | 6.04 years | 0.416 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Puerto Rico or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Puerto Rico, at 6.09 years against 6.02 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Puerto Rico and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.07 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th 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.