Bulgaria vs Tonga: Sex gap in life expectancy
Bulgaria
7.05 years
in 2023
Tonga
7.04 years
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
35th
Tonga rank
36th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Bulgaria
- Tonga
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7.05 years against 7.04 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.35 years | 6.14 years | 2.79 years | Tonga |
| 1960s | 3.8 years | 4.93 years | 1.13 years | Tonga |
| 1970s | 4.83 years | 5.5 years | 0.6756 years | Tonga |
| 1980s | 6.03 years | 6.6 years | 0.5754 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 7.11 years | 7.44 years | 0.3264 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 7.02 years | 7.41 years | 0.3965 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 7.02 years | 7.2 years | 0.1828 years | Tonga |
| 2020s | 7.2 years | 7.06 years | 0.1473 years | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bulgaria or Tonga?
- Bulgaria, at 7.05 years against 7.04 years in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bulgaria and Tonga?
- 0.01 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Tonga rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 36th 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.