Bangladesh vs Equatorial Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Bangladesh
3.03 years
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
2.98 years
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
212th
Equatorial Guinea rank
213th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Bangladesh
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.03 years against 2.98 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 212th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.96 years | 5.98 years | 7.93 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | -2.53 years | 6.05 years | 8.57 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | -1.02 years | 7.04 years | 8.06 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | -1.64 years | 5.1 years | 6.75 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.3329 years | 2.61 years | 2.94 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.79 years | 1.97 years | 0.1785 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 2.47 years | 1.1 years | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.23 years | 3.03 years | 0.1944 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Bangladesh, at 3.03 years against 2.98 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bangladesh and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.05 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bangladesh ranks 212th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th 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.