Bulgaria vs Tonga: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Bulgaria
7.06 years
in 2023
Tonga
6.92 years
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Tonga rank
34th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Bulgaria
- Tonga
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7.06 years against 6.92 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Tonga ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.61 years | 4.18 years | 1.57 years | Tonga |
| 1960s | 3.29 years | 3.88 years | 0.5967 years | Tonga |
| 1970s | 4.36 years | 5.06 years | 0.7061 years | Tonga |
| 1980s | 5.72 years | 6.36 years | 0.6362 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 6.86 years | 7.25 years | 0.3932 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 6.88 years | 7.25 years | 0.3709 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 6.91 years | 7.06 years | 0.1558 years | Tonga |
| 2020s | 7.23 years | 6.94 years | 0.2912 years | Bulgaria |
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 Tonga?
- Bulgaria, at 7.06 years against 6.92 years in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bulgaria and Tonga?
- 0.14 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Tonga rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Tonga ranks 34th 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.