Curaçao vs El Salvador: Sex gap in life expectancy
Curaçao
8.37 years
in 2023
El Salvador
8.74 years
in 2023
Curaçao rank
15th
El Salvador rank
13th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Curaçao
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.74 years against 8.37 years in Curaçao, a difference of 0.37 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Curaçao ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.78 years | 3.89 years | 0.1102 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 4.22 years | 4.34 years | 0.1162 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.75 years | 7.12 years | 2.37 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 5.04 years | 11.69 years | 6.66 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.53 years | 9.99 years | 4.46 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6.26 years | 9.34 years | 3.08 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.75 years | 9.24 years | 1.5 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.36 years | 8.98 years | 0.6258 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Curaçao or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 8.74 years against 8.37 years in Curaçao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Curaçao and El Salvador?
- 0.37 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Curaçao and El Salvador rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Curaçao ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 13th 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.