Bahamas vs Guyana: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Bahamas
7.19 years
in 2023
Guyana
7.14 years
in 2023
Bahamas rank
28th
Guyana rank
30th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Bahamas
- Guyana
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 7.19 years against 7.14 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 28th and Guyana ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 7 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.51 years | 3.89 years | 1.62 years | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 5.58 years | 4.01 years | 1.57 years | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 5.75 years | 4.03 years | 1.72 years | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 6.75 years | 4.42 years | 2.32 years | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 6.88 years | 5.37 years | 1.51 years | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6.58 years | 5.83 years | 0.748 years | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 6.96 years | 6.75 years | 0.2011 years | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 7.06 years | 7.14 years | 0.082 years | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Bahamas or Guyana?
- Bahamas, at 7.19 years against 7.14 years in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bahamas and Guyana?
- 0.05 years, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guyana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Guyana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bahamas ranks 28th and Guyana ranks 30th 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.