Albania vs Bhutan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Albania
3.72 years
in 2023
Bhutan
3.66 years
in 2023
Albania rank
196th
Bhutan rank
197th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Albania
- Bhutan
How they compare
Albania currently reports 3.72 years against 3.66 years in Bhutan, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 196th and Bhutan ranks 197th of 236 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.06 years | 1.84 years | 3.22 years | Albania |
| 1960s | 5.17 years | 1.91 years | 3.26 years | Albania |
| 1970s | 5.5 years | 1.88 years | 3.61 years | Albania |
| 1980s | 6.45 years | 2.14 years | 4.31 years | Albania |
| 1990s | 6.71 years | 2.61 years | 4.1 years | Albania |
| 2000s | 5.66 years | 3.04 years | 2.62 years | Albania |
| 2010s | 4.32 years | 3.25 years | 1.07 years | Albania |
| 2020s | 4.23 years | 3.59 years | 0.6423 years | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Albania or Bhutan?
- Albania, at 3.72 years against 3.66 years in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Albania and Bhutan?
- 0.06 years, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bhutan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Bhutan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Albania ranks 196th and Bhutan ranks 197th 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. 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.