Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Papua New Guinea
5.09 years
in 2023
Tunisia
5.09 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Tunisia rank
101st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 5.09 years against 5.09 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Tunisia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 years | 1.61 years | 3.14 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 4.39 years | 1.55 years | 2.84 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.35 years | 2.38 years | 1.97 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.53 years | 3.12 years | 1.41 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.16 years | 3.97 years | 0.1938 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.72 years | 4.51 years | 0.792 years | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 4.84 years | 4.77 years | 0.0724 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.27 years | 5.22 years | 0.0511 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Papua New Guinea or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 5.09 years against 5.09 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 0 years, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Tunisia ranks 101st 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.