Spain vs Tanzania: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Spain
5.32
in 2023
Tanzania
5.33
in 2023
Spain rank
94th
Tanzania rank
93rd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Spain
  • Tanzania
0246810190819652023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 5.33 against 5.32 in Spain, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 4.07 2.47 1.6 Spain
1960s 4.65 2.26 2.39 Spain
1970s 5.47 3.41 2.06 Spain
1980s 6.28 4.15 2.12 Spain
1990s 7.09 2.44 4.64 Spain
2000s 6.5 2.31 4.2 Spain
2010s 5.58 4.16 1.42 Spain
2020s 5.56 5.57 0.0131 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Spain or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 5.33 against 5.32 in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Spain and Tanzania?
0.01, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Spain and Tanzania rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Spain ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 93rd 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