Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child

Lesotho
5.39
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.35
in 2023
Lesotho rank
96th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 5.39 against 5.35 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.04.

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

Lesotho ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 6.16 4.28 1.88 Lesotho
1960s 6.75 4.19 2.55 Lesotho
1970s 7.54 4.45 3.1 Lesotho
1980s 8.42 4.73 3.69 Lesotho
1990s 7.17 4.39 2.79 Lesotho
2000s 4.37 3.95 0.4165 Lesotho
2010s 4.87 5.12 0.2466 Papua New Guinea
2020s 5.28 5.52 0.2448 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Lesotho, at 5.39 against 5.35 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
0.04, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
Lesotho ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
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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