Cape Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cape Verde
6.25 years
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
6.14 years
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
52nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
55th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cape Verde
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 6.25 years against 6.14 years in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 years | 1.82 years | 0.6591 years | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 1.86 years | 3.34 years | 1.48 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 2.55 years | 4.53 years | 1.98 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 5.07 years | 4.98 years | 0.0912 years | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 7.6 years | 4.81 years | 2.79 years | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.55 years | 5.77 years | 1.78 years | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 6.96 years | 5.91 years | 1.05 years | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 6.84 years | 6.31 years | 0.5307 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Cape Verde, at 6.25 years against 6.14 years in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.11 years, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th 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.