Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Congo
3.04
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
2.98
in 2023
Congo rank
204th
Equatorial Guinea rank
206th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
02.557.510195019862023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 3.04 against 2.98 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Congo ranks 204th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 206th of 229 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 2.25 5.98 3.72 Equatorial Guinea
1960s 2.57 6.05 3.48 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 3.01 7.04 4.03 Equatorial Guinea
1980s 2.88 5.1 2.22 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 2.18 2.61 0.4234 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.7232 1.97 1.25 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 2.42 2.47 0.0517 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 2.98 3.03 0.0483 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
Congo, at 3.04 against 2.98 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
0.06, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Congo ranks 204th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 206th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed