French Polynesia vs Germany: Difference in male and female life expectancy

French Polynesia
4.7
in 2023
Germany
4.69
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
120th
Germany rank
121st

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Germany
234567195019862023

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 4.7 against 4.69 in Germany, a difference of 0.01.

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

French Polynesia ranks 120th and Germany ranks 121st of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Germany Difference Ahead
1950s 2.23 4.25 2.02 Germany
1960s 2.43 5.14 2.71 Germany
1970s 2.41 5.94 3.53 Germany
1980s 2.64 6.24 3.6 Germany
1990s 3.92 6.37 2.44 Germany
2000s 5.07 5.61 0.5361 Germany
2010s 5.03 4.84 0.1875 French Polynesia
2020s 4.95 4.91 0.0354 French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, French Polynesia or Germany?
French Polynesia, at 4.7 against 4.69 in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between French Polynesia and Germany?
0.01, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Germany?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Germany rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
French Polynesia ranks 120th 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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