Barbados vs Djibouti: Sex gap in life expectancy
Barbados
4.98 years
in 2023
Djibouti
4.98 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
123rd
Djibouti rank
122nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Barbados
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 4.98 years against 4.98 years in Barbados, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Barbados ranks 123rd and Djibouti ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Djibouti in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.64 years | 3.97 years | 0.3297 years | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 3.54 years | 3.88 years | 0.3415 years | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 3.92 years | 3.84 years | 0.0747 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 3.96 years | 3.83 years | 0.1261 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 5.36 years | 3.96 years | 1.4 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 4.65 years | 4.16 years | 0.487 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.38 years | 4.74 years | 0.3657 years | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 5.07 years | 0.3611 years | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Barbados or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 4.98 years against 4.98 years in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Barbados and Djibouti?
- 0 years, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Djibouti?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Djibouti rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Barbados ranks 123rd and Djibouti ranks 122nd 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.