Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Difference in male and female life expectancy
Afghanistan
2.67
in 2023
Madagascar
2.81
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
220th
Madagascar rank
217th
Difference in male and female life expectancy over time
- Afghanistan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.81 against 2.67 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.14.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 220th and Madagascar ranks 217th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 | 1.61 | 0.3215 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 1.44 | 1.99 | 0.5537 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.09 | 2.01 | 0.0832 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8.51 | 2.52 | 5.99 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.33 | 2.53 | 1.8 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.87 | 2.06 | 0.8089 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.14 | 2.59 | 1.55 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.66 | 2.88 | 1.78 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.81 against 2.67 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 0.14, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Afghanistan ranks 220th and Madagascar ranks 217th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.