Niue vs Papua New Guinea: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Niue
5.04
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.09
in 2023
Niue rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Niue
  • Papua New Guinea
2468195019862023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.09 against 5.04 in Niue, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Niue ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niue Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 2 4.76 2.75 Papua New Guinea
1960s 4.71 4.39 0.3189 Niue
1970s 6.54 4.35 2.19 Niue
1980s 7.05 4.53 2.52 Niue
1990s 7.28 4.16 3.12 Niue
2000s 6.28 3.72 2.56 Niue
2010s 5.41 4.84 0.5691 Niue
2020s 5.09 5.27 0.1822 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Niue or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 5.09 against 5.04 in Niue as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Niue and Papua New Guinea?
0.05, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Niue and Papua New Guinea rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Niue ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd 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