Bahamas vs Guyana: Sex gap in life expectancy
Bahamas
7.28 years
in 2023
Guyana
7.44 years
in 2023
Bahamas rank
29th
Guyana rank
27th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Bahamas
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 7.44 years against 7.28 years in Bahamas, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 29th and Guyana ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.96 years | 4.81 years | 1.15 years | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 5.96 years | 4.82 years | 1.13 years | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 6.04 years | 4.81 years | 1.23 years | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 6.9 years | 5.17 years | 1.73 years | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 7.04 years | 6.02 years | 1.02 years | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6.69 years | 6.35 years | 0.3336 years | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 7.04 years | 7.16 years | 0.1237 years | Guyana |
| 2020s | 7.15 years | 7.45 years | 0.2939 years | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bahamas or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 7.44 years against 7.28 years in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bahamas and Guyana?
- 0.16 years, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guyana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Guyana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Bahamas ranks 29th and Guyana ranks 27th 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.