Australia vs Equatorial Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy
Australia
3.64 years
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
3.62 years
in 2023
Australia rank
199th
Equatorial Guinea rank
201st
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.64 years against 3.62 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Australia ranks 199th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.75 years | 5.73 years | 0.016 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 6.54 years | 5.79 years | 0.753 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 6.95 years | 6.43 years | 0.5212 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.64 years | 5.15 years | 1.49 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 3.23 years | 2.6 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.86 years | 2.73 years | 2.12 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.12 years | 3.16 years | 0.9625 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.91 years | 3.66 years | 0.2566 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Australia or Equatorial Guinea?
- Australia, at 3.64 years against 3.62 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Australia and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.02 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 199th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.