Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guinea-Bissau or Peru?

Peru, at 4.71 years against 4.71 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Peru?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Peru: Sex gap in life expectancy

Guinea-Bissau

4.71 years

in 2023

Peru

4.71 years

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

135th

Peru rank

134th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Guinea-Bissau
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.71 years against 4.71 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Peru ranks 134th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.28 years	3.01 years	0.2708 years	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	6.7 years	3.2 years	3.49 years	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	5.61 years	3 years	2.62 years	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	3.78 years	4.36 years	0.5719 years	Peru
1990s	4.65 years	3.73 years	0.915 years	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	4.14 years	4.09 years	0.0481 years	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	4.2 years	4.46 years	0.2571 years	Peru
2020s	4.68 years	5.49 years	0.8035 years	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guinea-Bissau or Peru?: Peru, at 4.71 years against 4.71 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guinea-Bissau and Peru?: 0 years, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Peru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Peru rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Peru ranks 134th 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.