Guinea-Bissau vs Marshall Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Guinea-Bissau
4.11 years
in 2023
Marshall Islands
4.14 years
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
155th
Marshall Islands rank
153rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 4.14 years against 4.11 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 155th and Marshall Islands ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.23 years | 7.03 years | 4.8 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 7.82 years | 7.01 years | 0.8096 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 6.01 years | 7.05 years | 1.05 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 3.37 years | 6.91 years | 3.55 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 4.27 years | 5.05 years | 0.7754 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 3.36 years | 4.28 years | 0.9196 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 3.49 years | 3.88 years | 0.3932 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 4.09 years | 4.23 years | 0.1332 years | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Guinea-Bissau or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, 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 Guinea-Bissau and Marshall Islands?
- 0.03 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Marshall Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 155th and Marshall Islands ranks 153rd 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.