Guinea-Bissau vs Palau: Sex gap in life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau
4.71 years
in 2023
Palau
4.64 years
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
135th
Palau rank
137th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Palau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.71 years against 4.64 years in Palau, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Palau ranks 137th of 236 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.28 years | 8.89 years | 5.61 years | Palau |
| 1960s | 6.7 years | 9.29 years | 2.6 years | Palau |
| 1970s | 5.61 years | 10.2 years | 4.59 years | Palau |
| 1980s | 3.78 years | 11.44 years | 7.65 years | Palau |
| 1990s | 4.65 years | 9.73 years | 5.08 years | Palau |
| 2000s | 4.14 years | 7.75 years | 3.61 years | Palau |
| 2010s | 4.2 years | 6.44 years | 2.24 years | Palau |
| 2020s | 4.68 years | 5.1 years | 0.4174 years | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guinea-Bissau or Palau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 4.71 years against 4.64 years in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guinea-Bissau and Palau?
- 0.07 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Palau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Palau ranks 137th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.