Ecuador vs Lesotho: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Ecuador
5.48
in 2023
Lesotho
5.39
in 2023
Ecuador rank
94th
Lesotho rank
96th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Ecuador
  • Lesotho
02468195019862023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 5.48 against 5.39 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ecuador ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 3.53 6.16 2.63 Lesotho
1960s 4.38 6.75 2.36 Lesotho
1970s 4.91 7.54 2.63 Lesotho
1980s 5.07 8.42 3.34 Lesotho
1990s 6.31 7.17 0.8632 Lesotho
2000s 6.27 4.37 1.9 Ecuador
2010s 5.25 4.87 0.3752 Ecuador
2020s 6.2 5.28 0.9184 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Ecuador or Lesotho?
Ecuador, at 5.48 against 5.39 in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Ecuador and Lesotho?
0.09, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lesotho?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Lesotho rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Ecuador ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed