Sao Tome and Principe vs Uruguay: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Sao Tome and Principe
7.52
in 2023
Uruguay
7.69
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
21st

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.69 against 7.52 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.17.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 21st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 0.8046 5.78 4.98 Uruguay
1960s 2.42 6.05 3.64 Uruguay
1970s 3.82 6.52 2.7 Uruguay
1980s 2.94 7.11 4.17 Uruguay
1990s 3.47 7.78 4.31 Uruguay
2000s 4.24 7.84 3.6 Uruguay
2010s 6.17 7.64 1.47 Uruguay
2020s 7.49 7.7 0.208 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Sao Tome and Principe or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 7.69 against 7.52 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay?
0.17, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 21st 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