Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Botswana: Sex gap in life expectancy

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
5.02 years
in 2023
Botswana
5.02 years
in 2023
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
118th
Botswana rank
116th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Botswana
02468195019862023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 5.02 years against 5.02 years in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 118th and Botswana ranks 116th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 5 and Botswana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Botswana Difference Ahead
1950s 4.44 years 3.79 years 0.65 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s 4.29 years 4.28 years 0.0153 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s 3.69 years 4.89 years 1.21 years Botswana
1980s 3.01 years 5.99 years 2.97 years Botswana
1990s 3.6 years 5.32 years 1.72 years Botswana
2000s 4.41 years 3.61 years 0.8031 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 4.56 years 4.3 years 0.2553 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 6.21 years 4.9 years 1.31 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Botswana?
Botswana, at 5.02 years against 5.02 years in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Botswana?
0 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Botswana?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Botswana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 118th and Botswana ranks 116th 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.