Cayman Islands vs Nicaragua: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cayman Islands
4.93 years
in 2023
Nicaragua
4.96 years
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
113th
Nicaragua rank
111th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cayman Islands
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.96 years against 4.93 years in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.92 years | 2.33 years | 0.5878 years | Cayman Islands |
| 1960s | 3.32 years | 3.63 years | 0.3112 years | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 4.07 years | 7.16 years | 3.09 years | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 5.02 years | 10.03 years | 5 years | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 5.52 years | 5.42 years | 0.0971 years | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 5.29 years | 5.62 years | 0.3271 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 4.93 years | 5.43 years | 0.509 years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5.46 years | 0.4607 years | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Cayman Islands or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 4.96 years against 4.93 years in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cayman Islands and Nicaragua?
- 0.03 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Nicaragua rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cayman Islands ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 111th 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.