Guinea vs Liberia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Guinea
2.38 years
in 2023
Liberia
2.57 years
in 2023
Guinea rank
228th
Liberia rank
227th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Guinea
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.57 years against 2.38 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.19 years.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 228th and Liberia ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.53 years | 2.01 years | 0.5179 years | Guinea |
| 1960s | 2.64 years | 2.13 years | 0.5043 years | Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.78 years | 1.94 years | 0.8358 years | Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.28 years | 1.88 years | 0.4015 years | Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.48 years | 5.1 years | 3.62 years | Liberia |
| 2000s | 1.57 years | 3.08 years | 1.51 years | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.5 years | 2.4 years | 0.1035 years | Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.47 years | 2.59 years | 0.1197 years | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guinea or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2.57 years against 2.38 years in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guinea and Liberia?
- 0.19 years, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Liberia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Guinea ranks 228th and Liberia ranks 227th 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.