Argentina vs Papua New Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Argentina
5.01 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.09 years
in 2023
Argentina rank
105th
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Argentina
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.09 years against 5.01 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Argentina ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.89 years | 4.76 years | 0.1378 years | Argentina |
| 1960s | 6.21 years | 4.39 years | 1.82 years | Argentina |
| 1970s | 6.82 years | 4.35 years | 2.47 years | Argentina |
| 1980s | 6.56 years | 4.53 years | 2.03 years | Argentina |
| 1990s | 6.52 years | 4.16 years | 2.36 years | Argentina |
| 2000s | 6.54 years | 3.72 years | 2.82 years | Argentina |
| 2010s | 5.8 years | 4.84 years | 0.9546 years | Argentina |
| 2020s | 5.37 years | 5.27 years | 0.0937 years | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Argentina or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.09 years against 5.01 years in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Argentina ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd 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 at different ages. 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.