Bulgaria vs Tonga: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Bulgaria
7.06
in 2023
Tonga
6.92
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Tonga rank
34th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Tonga
2468194719852023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7.06 against 6.92 in Tonga, a difference of 0.14.

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 4.18 1.57 Tonga
1960s 3.29 3.88 0.5967 Tonga
1970s 4.36 5.06 0.7061 Tonga
1980s 5.72 6.36 0.6362 Tonga
1990s 6.86 7.25 0.3932 Tonga
2000s 6.88 7.25 0.3709 Tonga
2010s 6.91 7.06 0.1558 Tonga
2020s 7.23 6.94 0.2912 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Bulgaria or Tonga?
Bulgaria, at 7.06 against 6.92 in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Bulgaria and Tonga?
0.14, 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 difference in male and female life expectancy?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Tonga ranks 34th 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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