Russia vs Palestine: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Russia
11.74
in 2023
Palestine
11.99
in 2023
Russia rank
3rd
Palestine rank
2nd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Russia
  • Palestine
2.557.51012.515195019862023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 11.99 against 11.74 in Russia, a difference of 0.25.

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

Russia ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 2nd of 236 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Palestine Difference Ahead
1950s 7.76 3.97 3.79 Russia
1960s 8.59 4.25 4.34 Russia
1970s 10.46 3.56 6.9 Russia
1980s 10.36 3.33 7.03 Russia
1990s 12.22 2.8 9.42 Russia
2000s 12.94 4.08 8.85 Russia
2010s 10.91 4.02 6.89 Russia
2020s 10.26 6.61 3.65 Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Russia or Palestine?
Palestine, at 11.99 against 11.74 in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Russia and Palestine?
0.25, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Palestine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Russia and Palestine rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Russia ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 2nd 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