Bulgaria vs Romania: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Bulgaria
7.06 years
in 2023
Romania
7.11 years
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Romania rank
32nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.11 years against 7.06 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.61 years | 3.06 years | 0.4468 years | Romania |
| 1960s | 3.29 years | 3.51 years | 0.2225 years | Romania |
| 1970s | 4.36 years | 4.13 years | 0.2298 years | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 5.72 years | 5.34 years | 0.3835 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6.86 years | 6.96 years | 0.1068 years | Romania |
| 2000s | 6.88 years | 6.92 years | 0.0398 years | Romania |
| 2010s | 6.91 years | 7.02 years | 0.1122 years | Romania |
| 2020s | 7.23 years | 7.37 years | 0.1377 years | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 7.11 years against 7.06 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.05 years, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 32nd 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.