Cape Verde vs Martinique: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cape Verde
6.25 years
in 2023
Martinique
6.27 years
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
52nd
Martinique rank
49th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cape Verde
- Martinique
How they compare
Martinique currently reports 6.27 years against 6.25 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Martinique ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Martinique ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Martinique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 years | 3.98 years | 1.49 years | Martinique |
| 1960s | 1.86 years | 4.95 years | 3.09 years | Martinique |
| 1970s | 2.55 years | 5.87 years | 3.32 years | Martinique |
| 1980s | 5.07 years | 5.7 years | 0.6305 years | Martinique |
| 1990s | 7.6 years | 6.08 years | 1.51 years | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.55 years | 5.7 years | 1.86 years | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 6.96 years | 5.51 years | 1.45 years | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 6.84 years | 6.25 years | 0.5858 years | Cape Verde |
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 Martinique?
- Martinique, at 6.27 years against 6.25 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cape Verde and Martinique?
- 0.02 years, with Martinique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Martinique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Martinique rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Martinique ranks 49th 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.