Belize vs South Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Belize
5.44 years
in 2023
South Sudan
5.43 years
in 2023
Belize rank
85th
South Sudan rank
88th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Belize
- South Sudan
How they compare
Belize currently reports 5.44 years against 5.43 years in South Sudan, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Belize ranks 85th and South Sudan ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.22 years | 5.31 years | 2.09 years | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 2.75 years | 8.93 years | 6.17 years | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 3.28 years | 4.09 years | 0.8135 years | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 3.41 years | 2.94 years | 0.4718 years | Belize |
| 1990s | 4.16 years | 4.95 years | 0.7916 years | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 4.86 years | 1.42 years | 3.43 years | Belize |
| 2010s | 5.51 years | 5.32 years | 0.1955 years | Belize |
| 2020s | 5.31 years | 5.24 years | 0.0663 years | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Belize or South Sudan?
- Belize, at 5.44 years against 5.43 years in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Belize and South Sudan?
- 0.01 years, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and South Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Belize ranks 85th and South Sudan ranks 88th 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.