Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cape Verde or Trinidad and Tobago?

Cape Verde, at 6.35 years against 6.31 years in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.04 years, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Cape Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago: Sex gap in life expectancy

Cape Verde

6.35 years

in 2023

Trinidad and Tobago

6.31 years

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

57th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

60th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Cape Verde
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 6.35 years against 6.31 years in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 57th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.69 years	2.33 years	0.3625 years	Cape Verde
1960s	2.28 years	3.8 years	1.52 years	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	3.09 years	4.85 years	1.76 years	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	5.7 years	5.23 years	0.4688 years	Cape Verde
1990s	8.29 years	5.04 years	3.25 years	Cape Verde
2000s	7.83 years	5.97 years	1.86 years	Cape Verde
2010s	7.15 years	6.09 years	1.05 years	Cape Verde
2020s	6.95 years	6.47 years	0.4849 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 Trinidad and Tobago?: Cape Verde, at 6.35 years against 6.31 years in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.04 years, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Cape Verde ranks 57th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60th 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.