Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico: Female to male life expectancy ratio

Dominican Republic
1.09
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.09
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
52nd
Puerto Rico rank
49th

Female to male life expectancy ratio over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Puerto Rico
00.250.50.7511.2195019862023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.09 against 1.09 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 1.06 1.05 0.0051 Dominican Republic
1960s 1.07 1.08 0.0097 Puerto Rico
1970s 1.06 1.1 0.035 Puerto Rico
1980s 1.07 1.1 0.0315 Puerto Rico
1990s 1.09 1.12 0.0282 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.09 1.1 0.0084 Puerto Rico
2010s 1.1 1.09 0.0101 Dominican Republic
2020s 1.1 1.1 0.0008 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female to male life expectancy ratio, Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.09 against 1.09 in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in female to male life expectancy ratio between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico?
0, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico rank globally for female to male life expectancy ratio?
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Female to male life expectancy ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female to male life expectancy ratio
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