Cape Verde vs Martinique: Sex gap in life expectancy
Cape Verde
6.35 years
in 2023
Martinique
6.36 years
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
57th
Martinique rank
55th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Cape Verde
- Martinique
How they compare
Martinique currently reports 6.36 years against 6.35 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Martinique ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 57th and Martinique ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Martinique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 years | 4.53 years | 1.83 years | Martinique |
| 1960s | 2.28 years | 5.38 years | 3.1 years | Martinique |
| 1970s | 3.09 years | 6.11 years | 3.02 years | Martinique |
| 1980s | 5.7 years | 5.85 years | 0.1499 years | Martinique |
| 1990s | 8.29 years | 6.19 years | 2.1 years | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.83 years | 5.78 years | 2.05 years | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 7.15 years | 5.6 years | 1.55 years | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 6.95 years | 6.35 years | 0.6055 years | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cape Verde or Martinique?
- Martinique, at 6.36 years against 6.35 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cape Verde and Martinique?
- 0.01 years, with Martinique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Martinique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Martinique rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cape Verde ranks 57th and Martinique ranks 55th 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.