Bolivia vs Peru: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Bolivia
4.59
in 2023
Peru
4.52
in 2023
Bolivia rank
127th
Peru rank
130th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Bolivia
  • Peru
02468195019862023

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 4.59 against 4.52 in Peru, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 127th and Peru ranks 130th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 3.86 2.15 1.71 Bolivia
1960s 3.93 2.29 1.63 Bolivia
1970s 3.38 2.29 1.09 Bolivia
1980s 2.75 3.75 0.9996 Peru
1990s 3.36 3.35 0.0179 Bolivia
2000s 4.15 3.76 0.3933 Bolivia
2010s 4.28 4.22 0.0624 Bolivia
2020s 5.91 5.33 0.582 Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Bolivia or Peru?
Bolivia, at 4.59 against 4.52 in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Bolivia and Peru?
0.07, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Peru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Peru rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Bolivia ranks 127th and Peru ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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