El Salvador vs Latvia: Difference in male and female life expectancy
El Salvador
8.69
in 2023
Latvia
8.98
in 2023
El Salvador rank
11th
Latvia rank
9th
Difference in male and female life expectancy over time
- El Salvador
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 8.98 against 8.69 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.29.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.79 | 6.35 | 3.56 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 3.6 | 7.41 | 3.81 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 6.86 | 9.29 | 2.42 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 11.88 | 9.48 | 2.41 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 9.8 | 11.54 | 1.74 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 9.17 | 10.8 | 1.63 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 9.13 | 9.68 | 0.5465 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 8.93 | 9.28 | 0.3536 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, El Salvador or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 8.98 against 8.69 in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between El Salvador and Latvia?
- 0.29, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Latvia rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 9th 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.