Bulgaria vs Hungary: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group

Bulgaria
0.4277
in 2017
Hungary
0.553
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
31st
Hungary rank
30th

Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
00.20.40.6194719822017

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.553 against 0.4277 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1253.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 30th of 33 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Hungary Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0756 0.096 0.0204 Hungary
1960s 0.1061 0.1797 0.0736 Hungary
1970s 0.1522 0.2554 0.1031 Hungary
1980s 0.212 0.3089 0.0969 Hungary
1990s 0.2386 0.3577 0.1191 Hungary
2000s 0.2817 0.484 0.2023 Hungary
2010s 0.3715 0.5546 0.1832 Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Bulgaria or Hungary?
Hungary, at 0.553 against 0.4277 in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Bulgaria and Hungary?
0.1253, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
68 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 30th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
Last refreshed