Colombia vs Ecuador: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Colombia
5.34 years
in 2023
Ecuador
5.31 years
in 2023
Colombia rank
92nd
Ecuador rank
95th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 5.34 years against 5.31 years in Ecuador, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ecuador Difference Ahead
1950s 4.1 years 2.85 years 1.25 years Colombia
1960s 2.85 years 3.58 years 0.7365 years Ecuador
1970s 4.04 years 4.03 years 0.0108 years Colombia
1980s 6.21 years 4.24 years 1.98 years Colombia
1990s 8.21 years 5.8 years 2.41 years Colombia
2000s 7.29 years 5.9 years 1.39 years Colombia
2010s 5.83 years 5 years 0.8277 years Colombia
2020s 6.14 years 6.04 years 0.1003 years Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Colombia or Ecuador?
Colombia, at 5.34 years against 5.31 years in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Colombia and Ecuador?
0.03 years, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
Colombia ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 95th 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by 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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