Guam vs Uruguay: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Guam
7.88 years
in 2023
Uruguay
7.69 years
in 2023
Guam rank
19th
Uruguay rank
21st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Guam
- Uruguay
How they compare
Guam currently reports 7.88 years against 7.69 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.19 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guam ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.11 years | 5.78 years | 2.67 years | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 3.48 years | 6.05 years | 2.58 years | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 6.39 years | 6.52 years | 0.1258 years | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 5.75 years | 7.11 years | 1.37 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 5.7 years | 7.78 years | 2.09 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 5.59 years | 7.84 years | 2.24 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.66 years | 7.64 years | 0.0183 years | Guam |
| 2020s | 8.02 years | 7.7 years | 0.3189 years | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Guam or Uruguay?
- Guam, at 7.88 years against 7.69 years in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Guam and Uruguay?
- 0.19 years, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Uruguay rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Guam ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 21st 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.