Cape Verde vs Dominican Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cape Verde
6.25 years
in 2023
Dominican Republic
6.19 years
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
52nd
Dominican Republic rank
54th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cape Verde
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 6.25 years against 6.19 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Dominican Republic ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 years | 2.26 years | 0.2254 years | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 1.86 years | 3.02 years | 1.16 years | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 2.55 years | 2.95 years | 0.3987 years | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 5.07 years | 3.91 years | 1.16 years | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 7.6 years | 5.56 years | 2.04 years | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.55 years | 5.8 years | 1.76 years | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 6.96 years | 6.75 years | 0.2138 years | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 6.84 years | 6.91 years | 0.076 years | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Cape Verde or Dominican Republic?
- Cape Verde, at 6.25 years against 6.19 years in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cape Verde and Dominican Republic?
- 0.06 years, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Dominican Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Dominican Republic rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Dominican Republic ranks 54th 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.