Bangladesh vs Maldives: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Bangladesh
3.03 years
in 2023
Maldives
3.08 years
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
212th
Maldives rank
209th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Bangladesh
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.08 years against 3.03 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 212th and Maldives ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.96 years | 0.1006 years | 2.06 years | Maldives |
| 1960s | -2.53 years | -0.3642 years | 2.16 years | Maldives |
| 1970s | -1.02 years | -0.0754 years | 0.943 years | Maldives |
| 1980s | -1.64 years | 0.7802 years | 2.43 years | Maldives |
| 1990s | -0.3329 years | 1.52 years | 1.86 years | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.79 years | 2.27 years | 0.4819 years | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 2.69 years | 0.8768 years | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.23 years | 2.96 years | 0.2633 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 Maldives?
- Maldives, at 3.08 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 Maldives?
- 0.05 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bangladesh ranks 212th and Maldives ranks 209th 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.