Aruba vs Nicaragua: Sex gap in life expectancy
Aruba
5.08 years
in 2023
Nicaragua
5.11 years
in 2023
Aruba rank
111th
Nicaragua rank
109th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Aruba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.11 years against 5.08 years in Aruba, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 111th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 years | 2.69 years | 3.23 years | Aruba |
| 1960s | 7.02 years | 4.05 years | 2.97 years | Aruba |
| 1970s | 7.93 years | 7.56 years | 0.3736 years | Aruba |
| 1980s | 6.7 years | 10.66 years | 3.97 years | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 5.9 years | 6.26 years | 0.3593 years | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.39 years | 6.05 years | 0.6604 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.91 years | 5.68 years | 0.2299 years | Aruba |
| 2020s | 5.46 years | 5.63 years | 0.1725 years | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Aruba or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.11 years against 5.08 years in Aruba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Aruba and Nicaragua?
- 0.03 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Nicaragua rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Aruba ranks 111th and Nicaragua ranks 109th 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.