Afghanistan vs India: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Afghanistan
3.07
in 2023
India
3.08
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
219th
India rank
218th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 3.08 against 3.07 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 219th and India ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.36 | -1.42 | 2.78 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 1.45 | -1.22 | 2.67 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1.88 | -0.8773 | 2.76 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6.22 | 0.6193 | 5.6 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 3.89 | 1.6 | 2.29 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.65 | 0.3474 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.35 | 3.1 | 1.24 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.9 | 3.12 | 1.78 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Afghanistan or India?
- India, at 3.08 against 3.07 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Afghanistan and India?
- 0.01, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Afghanistan ranks 219th and India ranks 218th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.