Bangladesh vs India: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Bangladesh
1.05
in 2023
India
1.04
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
210th
India rank
213th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.05 against 1.04 in India, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 210th and India ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9747 | 0.9677 | 0.007 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.962 | 0.974 | 0.012 | India |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9827 | 0.0212 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.9808 | 1.01 | 0.0302 | India |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.03 | 0.025 | India |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0.0084 | India |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.0073 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.004 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 1.05 against 1.04 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.01, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Bangladesh ranks 210th and India ranks 213th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.