Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Egypt
4.14 years
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
4.11 years
in 2023
Egypt rank
152nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
155th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Egypt
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.14 years against 4.11 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 152nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.77 years | 2.23 years | 4.54 years | Egypt |
| 1960s | 7.63 years | 7.82 years | 0.1909 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 6.7 years | 6.01 years | 0.6954 years | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.24 years | 3.37 years | 0.8677 years | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.88 years | 4.27 years | 0.3889 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 4.64 years | 3.36 years | 1.27 years | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.48 years | 3.49 years | 0.9898 years | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.97 years | 4.09 years | 0.1186 years | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Egypt or Guinea-Bissau?
- Egypt, at 4.14 years against 4.11 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Egypt and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.03 years, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Egypt ranks 152nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 155th 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.