Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Female to male life expectancy ratio
Papua New Guinea
1.08
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.09
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
71st
Female to male life expectancy ratio over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.09 against 1.08 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.06 | 0.0486 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.06 | 0.0258 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.0133 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.11 | 0.0246 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.14 | 0.0683 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.12 | 0.0589 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.0123 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0009 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female to male life expectancy ratio, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.09 against 1.08 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female to male life expectancy ratio between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for female to male life expectancy ratio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 71st 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.