Ecuador vs Hong Kong, China: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Ecuador
5.31 years
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
5.27 years
in 2023
Ecuador rank
95th
Hong Kong, China rank
98th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Ecuador
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.31 years against 5.27 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Ecuador ranks 95th and Hong Kong, China ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong, China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.85 years | 8.9 years | 6.05 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 3.58 years | 7.18 years | 3.6 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 4.03 years | 6.63 years | 2.6 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 4.24 years | 5.59 years | 1.35 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 5.8 years | 5.81 years | 0.0075 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 5.9 years | 5.83 years | 0.0709 years | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5.77 years | 0.767 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 6.04 years | 4.62 years | 1.42 years | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Ecuador or Hong Kong, China?
- Ecuador, at 5.31 years against 5.27 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Ecuador and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.04 years, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Hong Kong, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Hong Kong, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Ecuador ranks 95th and Hong Kong, China ranks 98th 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.