Barbados vs Singapore: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Barbados
4.98
in 2023
Singapore
5
in 2023
Barbados rank
123rd
Singapore rank
120th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Barbados
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 5 against 4.98 in Barbados, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.

Barbados ranks 123rd and Singapore ranks 120th of 236 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 3.64 7.83 4.19 Singapore
1960s 3.54 7 3.46 Singapore
1970s 3.92 6.25 2.33 Singapore
1980s 3.96 5.62 1.66 Singapore
1990s 5.36 5.55 0.1907 Singapore
2000s 4.65 5.58 0.928 Singapore
2010s 4.38 4.45 0.0708 Singapore
2020s 4.7 4.94 0.2373 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Barbados or Singapore?
Singapore, at 5 against 4.98 in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Barbados and Singapore?
0.02, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Singapore?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Singapore rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Barbados ranks 123rd and Singapore ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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