Bulgaria vs Romania: Sex gap in life expectancy
Bulgaria
7.05 years
in 2023
Romania
7.16 years
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
35th
Romania rank
32nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.16 years against 7.05 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.11 years.
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 years | 3.82 years | 0.466 years | Romania |
| 1960s | 3.8 years | 4.13 years | 0.335 years | Romania |
| 1970s | 4.83 years | 4.57 years | 0.2513 years | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 6.03 years | 5.77 years | 0.2597 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 7.11 years | 7.31 years | 0.1902 years | Romania |
| 2000s | 7.02 years | 7.14 years | 0.1248 years | Romania |
| 2010s | 7.02 years | 7.14 years | 0.1201 years | Romania |
| 2020s | 7.2 years | 7.39 years | 0.1901 years | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 7.16 years against 7.05 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.11 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Romania ranks 32nd 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.