French Polynesia vs Guinea-Bissau: Sex gap in life expectancy

French Polynesia
4.73 years
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
4.71 years
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
133rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
135th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 4.73 years against 4.71 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 years.

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

French Polynesia ranks 133rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 2.54 years 3.28 years 0.7412 years Guinea-Bissau
1960s 2.77 years 6.7 years 3.93 years Guinea-Bissau
1970s 2.69 years 5.61 years 2.92 years Guinea-Bissau
1980s 2.86 years 3.78 years 0.9218 years Guinea-Bissau
1990s 4.01 years 4.65 years 0.6391 years Guinea-Bissau
2000s 5.12 years 4.14 years 0.9791 years French Polynesia
2010s 5.07 years 4.2 years 0.8727 years French Polynesia
2020s 4.97 years 4.68 years 0.2901 years French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, French Polynesia or Guinea-Bissau?
French Polynesia, at 4.73 years against 4.71 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between French Polynesia and Guinea-Bissau?
0.02 years, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
French Polynesia ranks 133rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th 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
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.