Barbados vs Singapore: Sex gap in life expectancy
Barbados
4.98 years
in 2023
Singapore
5 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
123rd
Singapore rank
120th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Barbados
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5 years against 4.98 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.02 years.
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 years | 7.83 years | 4.19 years | Singapore |
| 1960s | 3.54 years | 7 years | 3.46 years | Singapore |
| 1970s | 3.92 years | 6.25 years | 2.33 years | Singapore |
| 1980s | 3.96 years | 5.62 years | 1.66 years | Singapore |
| 1990s | 5.36 years | 5.55 years | 0.1907 years | Singapore |
| 2000s | 4.65 years | 5.58 years | 0.928 years | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.38 years | 4.45 years | 0.0708 years | Singapore |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 4.94 years | 0.2373 years | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Barbados or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 5 years against 4.98 years in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Barbados and Singapore?
- 0.02 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy?
- Barbados ranks 123rd and Singapore ranks 120th 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.