Bulgaria vs Saint Martin (French Part): Sex gap in life expectancy

Bulgaria
7.05 years
in 2023
Saint Martin (French Part)
7.07 years
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
35th
Saint Martin (French Part) rank
33rd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Saint Martin (French Part)
246810194719852023

How they compare

Saint Martin (French Part) currently reports 7.07 years against 7.05 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Martin (French Part) ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 35th and Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Saint Martin (French Part) in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Saint Martin (French Part) Difference Ahead
1950s 3.35 years 6.76 years 3.41 years Saint Martin (French Part)
1960s 3.8 years 8.09 years 4.29 years Saint Martin (French Part)
1970s 4.83 years 9.08 years 4.25 years Saint Martin (French Part)
1980s 6.03 years 8.99 years 2.97 years Saint Martin (French Part)
1990s 7.11 years 7.52 years 0.4064 years Saint Martin (French Part)
2000s 7.02 years 7.33 years 0.3135 years Saint Martin (French Part)
2010s 7.02 years 7.19 years 0.172 years Saint Martin (French Part)
2020s 7.2 years 7.14 years 0.06 years Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bulgaria or Saint Martin (French Part)?
Saint Martin (French Part), 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 Saint Martin (French Part)?
0.02 years, with Saint Martin (French Part) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saint Martin (French Part)?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Saint Martin (French Part) rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 33rd 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
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.