Latvia vs Namibia: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages
Latvia
1.12
in 2023
Namibia
1.13
in 2023
Latvia rank
13th
Namibia rank
12th
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Latvia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.13 against 1.12 in Latvia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 13th and Namibia ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 | 1.1 | 0.0156 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.08 | 0.0351 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.15 | 1.09 | 0.0572 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.15 | 1.21 | 0.0537 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 1.09 | 0.1016 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 1.08 | 0.0891 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1.11 | 0.0276 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 0.0047 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages, Latvia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.13 against 1.12 in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages between Latvia and Namibia?
- 0.01, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Namibia rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Latvia ranks 13th and Namibia ranks 12th 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 ratio 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
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.