India vs Nepal: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

India
3.08
in 2023
Nepal
3
in 2023
India rank
218th
Nepal rank
220th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • India
  • Nepal
-2024195019862023

How they compare

India currently reports 3.08 against 3 in Nepal, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

India ranks 218th and Nepal ranks 220th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nepal Difference Ahead
1950s -1.42 0.9368 2.36 Nepal
1960s -1.22 -0.0054 1.22 Nepal
1970s -0.8773 0.0412 0.9185 Nepal
1980s 0.6193 0.2753 0.344 India
1990s 1.6 2.45 0.8541 Nepal
2000s 2.65 3.74 1.09 Nepal
2010s 3.1 2.78 0.3258 India
2020s 3.12 3.08 0.0402 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, India or Nepal?
India, at 3.08 against 3 in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between India and Nepal?
0.08, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Nepal rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
India ranks 218th and Nepal ranks 220th 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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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
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