Myanmar vs Suriname: Sex gap in life expectancy
Myanmar
6.37 years
in 2023
Suriname
6.38 years
in 2023
Myanmar rank
54th
Suriname rank
53rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Myanmar
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 6.38 years against 6.37 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Myanmar ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.25 years | 3.7 years | 0.4505 years | Suriname |
| 1960s | 3.58 years | 4.77 years | 1.19 years | Suriname |
| 1970s | 4.1 years | 5.59 years | 1.48 years | Suriname |
| 1980s | 4.57 years | 5.96 years | 1.39 years | Suriname |
| 1990s | 5.48 years | 6.2 years | 0.7254 years | Suriname |
| 2000s | 5.64 years | 6.18 years | 0.5396 years | Suriname |
| 2010s | 5.88 years | 6.53 years | 0.6524 years | Suriname |
| 2020s | 6.35 years | 6.62 years | 0.2754 years | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Myanmar or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 6.38 years against 6.37 years in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Myanmar and Suriname?
- 0.01 years, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Suriname rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Myanmar ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 53rd 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.