Cuba vs Germany: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Cuba
4.71
in 2023
Germany
4.69
in 2023
Cuba rank
118th
Germany rank
121st

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Cuba
  • Germany
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 4.71 against 4.69 in Germany, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Cuba ranks 118th and Germany ranks 121st of 229 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Germany Difference Ahead
1950s 3.03 4.25 1.22 Germany
1960s 2.95 5.14 2.19 Germany
1970s 2.67 5.94 3.27 Germany
1980s 3.52 6.24 2.72 Germany
1990s 3.88 6.37 2.49 Germany
2000s 4.06 5.61 1.55 Germany
2010s 4.3 4.84 0.547 Germany
2020s 4.91 4.91 0.001 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Cuba or Germany?
Cuba, at 4.71 against 4.69 in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Cuba and Germany?
0.02, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Germany?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Germany rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Cuba ranks 118th and Germany ranks 121st 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
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