Barbados vs Cayman Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Barbados
4.85 years
in 2023
Cayman Islands
4.93 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
115th
Cayman Islands rank
113th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Barbados
- Cayman Islands
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 4.93 years against 4.85 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 115th and Cayman Islands ranks 113th of 236 countries.
Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cayman Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.88 years | 2.92 years | 0.0377 years | Cayman Islands |
| 1960s | 2.91 years | 3.32 years | 0.4136 years | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 3.42 years | 4.07 years | 0.6508 years | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 3.65 years | 5.02 years | 1.37 years | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 5.19 years | 5.52 years | 0.3231 years | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 4.53 years | 5.29 years | 0.7612 years | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 4.22 years | 4.93 years | 0.7011 years | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 4.57 years | 5 years | 0.4264 years | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Barbados or Cayman Islands?
- Cayman Islands, at 4.93 years against 4.85 years in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Barbados and Cayman Islands?
- 0.08 years, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cayman Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Cayman Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Barbados ranks 115th and Cayman Islands ranks 113th 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.