Micronesia (country) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Micronesia (country)
7.37
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
7.52
in 2023
Micronesia (country) rank
25th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 7.52 against 7.37 in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 6.5 0.8046 5.69 Micronesia (country)
1960s 6.53 2.42 4.11 Micronesia (country)
1970s 6.77 3.82 2.95 Micronesia (country)
1980s 6.41 2.94 3.47 Micronesia (country)
1990s 6.01 3.47 2.54 Micronesia (country)
2000s 5.67 4.24 1.43 Micronesia (country)
2010s 5.69 6.17 0.4837 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 7.08 7.49 0.4153 Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Micronesia (country) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 7.52 against 7.37 in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Micronesia (country) and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.15, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Micronesia (country) ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd 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
Last refreshed