Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Bahamas
7.19
in 2023
Puerto Rico
7.19
in 2023
Bahamas rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
27th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Bahamas
  • Puerto Rico
02468195019862023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 7.19 against 7.19 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 5.51 3.85 1.66 Bahamas
1960s 5.58 5.13 0.446 Bahamas
1970s 5.75 6.13 0.3832 Puerto Rico
1980s 6.75 6.47 0.2799 Bahamas
1990s 6.88 7.92 1.04 Puerto Rico
2000s 6.58 7.14 0.5609 Puerto Rico
2010s 6.96 6.88 0.0744 Bahamas
2020s 7.06 7.87 0.8106 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 7.19 against 7.19 in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
0, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Bahamas ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
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