Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Papua New Guinea
5.35
in 2023
Spain
5.35
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Spain rank
97th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Spain
0246810190819652023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 5.35 against 5.35 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Spain ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 4.28 4.6 0.3248 Spain
1960s 4.19 5.24 1.05 Spain
1970s 4.45 5.81 1.37 Spain
1980s 4.73 6.46 1.74 Spain
1990s 4.39 7.17 2.79 Spain
2000s 3.95 6.57 2.61 Spain
2010s 5.12 5.61 0.4915 Spain
2020s 5.52 5.58 0.0531 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Papua New Guinea or Spain?
Spain, at 5.35 against 5.35 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Papua New Guinea and Spain?
0, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Spain?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Spain rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Spain ranks 97th 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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Indicator
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
Last refreshed