Bangladesh vs Congo: Sex gap in life expectancy
Bangladesh
3.34 years
in 2023
Congo
3.34 years
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
212th
Congo rank
213th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Bangladesh
- Congo
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.34 years against 3.34 years in Congo, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 212th and Congo ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.06 years | 2.63 years | 3.68 years | Congo |
| 1960s | -1.8 years | 3.07 years | 4.87 years | Congo |
| 1970s | -0.9903 years | 3.5 years | 4.49 years | Congo |
| 1980s | -1.04 years | 3.35 years | 4.39 years | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.1224 years | 2.69 years | 2.56 years | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.14 years | 1.49 years | 0.6439 years | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.65 years | 2.8 years | 0.8523 years | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.51 years | 3.28 years | 0.2314 years | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bangladesh or Congo?
- Bangladesh, at 3.34 years against 3.34 years in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bangladesh and Congo?
- 0 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Congo rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Bangladesh ranks 212th and Congo ranks 213th 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.