Martinique vs Suriname: Sex gap in life expectancy
Martinique
6.36 years
in 2023
Suriname
6.38 years
in 2023
Martinique rank
55th
Suriname rank
53rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Martinique
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 6.38 years against 6.36 years in Martinique, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Martinique ahead.
Martinique ranks 55th and Suriname ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Martinique averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Martinique | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.53 years | 3.7 years | 0.8274 years | Martinique |
| 1960s | 5.38 years | 4.77 years | 0.6104 years | Martinique |
| 1970s | 6.11 years | 5.59 years | 0.5263 years | Martinique |
| 1980s | 5.85 years | 5.96 years | 0.1083 years | Suriname |
| 1990s | 6.19 years | 6.2 years | 0.0099 years | Suriname |
| 2000s | 5.78 years | 6.18 years | 0.3916 years | Suriname |
| 2010s | 5.6 years | 6.53 years | 0.9377 years | Suriname |
| 2020s | 6.35 years | 6.62 years | 0.2757 years | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Martinique or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 6.38 years against 6.36 years in Martinique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Martinique and Suriname?
- 0.02 years, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Martinique and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Martinique and Suriname rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Martinique ranks 55th and Suriname ranks 53rd 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.