Bangladesh vs Congo: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Bangladesh
3.03 years
in 2023
Congo
3.04 years
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
212th
Congo rank
211th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Bangladesh
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.04 years against 3.03 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 212th and Congo ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.96 years | 2.25 years | 4.21 years | Congo |
| 1960s | -2.53 years | 2.57 years | 5.1 years | Congo |
| 1970s | -1.02 years | 3.01 years | 4.03 years | Congo |
| 1980s | -1.64 years | 2.88 years | 4.52 years | Congo |
| 1990s | -0.3329 years | 2.18 years | 2.52 years | Congo |
| 2000s | 1.79 years | 0.7232 years | 1.07 years | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 2.42 years | 1.15 years | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.23 years | 2.98 years | 0.2426 years | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Bangladesh or Congo?
- Congo, at 3.04 years against 3.03 years in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bangladesh and Congo?
- 0.01 years, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Congo rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bangladesh ranks 212th and Congo ranks 211th 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.