Bulgaria vs Romania: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Bulgaria
7.05
in 2023
Romania
7.16
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
35th
Romania rank
32nd
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.16 against 7.05 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.11.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Romania ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.35 | 3.82 | 0.466 | Romania |
| 1960s | 3.8 | 4.13 | 0.335 | Romania |
| 1970s | 4.83 | 4.57 | 0.2513 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 6.03 | 5.77 | 0.2597 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 7.11 | 7.31 | 0.1902 | Romania |
| 2000s | 7.02 | 7.14 | 0.1248 | Romania |
| 2010s | 7.02 | 7.14 | 0.1201 | Romania |
| 2020s | 7.2 | 7.39 | 0.1901 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 7.16 against 7.05 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.11, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Romania ranks 32nd 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.