Cook Islands vs Puerto Rico: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Cook Islands
7.19
in 2023
Puerto Rico
7.19
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
29th
Puerto Rico rank
27th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Puerto Rico
-202468195019862023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 7.19 against 7.19 in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.

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

Cook Islands ranks 29th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s -0.6216 3.85 4.47 Puerto Rico
1960s -0.5034 5.13 5.64 Puerto Rico
1970s 4.27 6.13 1.86 Puerto Rico
1980s 5.81 6.47 0.6567 Puerto Rico
1990s 6.1 7.92 1.82 Puerto Rico
2000s 7.46 7.14 0.3197 Cook Islands
2010s 7.5 6.88 0.6228 Cook Islands
2020s 7.21 7.87 0.6639 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Cook Islands or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 7.19 against 7.19 in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Cook Islands and Puerto Rico?
0, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Cook Islands ranks 29th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 236 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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About this data

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