Indonesia vs Zambia: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Indonesia
4.02
in 2023
Zambia
4.03
in 2023
Indonesia rank
166th
Zambia rank
165th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Indonesia
  • Zambia
02468195019862023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.03 against 4.02 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 166th and Zambia ranks 165th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.77 1.6 0.1765 Indonesia
1960s 3.27 1.81 1.46 Indonesia
1970s 3.53 2.12 1.41 Indonesia
1980s 3.03 2.84 0.1875 Indonesia
1990s 2.77 1.31 1.46 Indonesia
2000s 3.03 0.6891 2.34 Indonesia
2010s 3.57 3.45 0.1157 Indonesia
2020s 3.96 4.45 0.4941 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Indonesia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 4.03 against 4.02 in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Indonesia and Zambia?
0.01, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Zambia rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Indonesia ranks 166th and Zambia ranks 165th 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.

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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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