Cape Verde vs Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Cape Verde
6.35 years
in 2023
Sudan
6.35 years
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
57th
Sudan rank
56th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Cape Verde
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.35 years against 6.35 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 years | 1.52 years | 1.18 years | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 2.28 years | 2.33 years | 0.0489 years | Sudan |
| 1970s | 3.09 years | 3.01 years | 0.081 years | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.7 years | 5.05 years | 0.6453 years | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 8.29 years | 5.33 years | 2.97 years | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.83 years | 5.84 years | 1.99 years | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 7.15 years | 5.51 years | 1.64 years | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 6.95 years | 5.8 years | 1.16 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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.35 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 Sudan?
- 0 years, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cape Verde ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 56th 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.