Bulgaria vs Kyrgyzstan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Bulgaria
7.05 years
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
7.07 years
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
35th
Kyrgyzstan rank
34th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Bulgaria
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 7.07 years against 7.05 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Kyrgyzstan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.35 years | 8.17 years | 4.82 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 3.8 years | 8.12 years | 4.32 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 4.83 years | 8.11 years | 3.29 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 6.03 years | 7.67 years | 1.64 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 7.11 years | 8.8 years | 1.69 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 7.02 years | 8.68 years | 1.66 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 7.02 years | 7.81 years | 0.7869 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 7.2 years | 7.15 years | 0.0507 years | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bulgaria or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 7.07 years against 7.05 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.02 years, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 34th 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.