Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?

Afghanistan, at 1.05 against 1.05 in Bangladesh as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Sex ratio in life expectancy

Afghanistan

1.05

in 2023

Bangladesh

1.05

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

207th

Bangladesh rank

210th

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

Afghanistan
Bangladesh

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.05 against 1.05 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 207th and Bangladesh ranks 210th of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Bangladesh	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.05	0.9747	0.0715	Afghanistan
1960s	1.04	0.962	0.0803	Afghanistan
1970s	1.05	1	0.0453	Afghanistan
1980s	1.19	0.9808	0.2043	Afghanistan
1990s	1.08	1	0.0805	Afghanistan
2000s	1.05	1.03	0.02	Afghanistan
2010s	1.07	1.05	0.0193	Afghanistan
2020s	1.08	1.05	0.0327	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?: Afghanistan, at 1.05 against 1.05 in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?: 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: Afghanistan ranks 207th and Bangladesh ranks 210th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.