Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Belarus or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 1.18 against 1.14 in Belarus as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Belarus and Russian Federation?

0.04, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russian Federation?

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.

Belarus vs Russian Federation: Sex ratio in life expectancy

Belarus

1.14

in 2023

Russian Federation

1.18

in 2023

Belarus rank

6th

Russian Federation rank

3rd

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

Belarus
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 1.18 against 1.14 in Belarus, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Belarus ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.12	1.14	0.0214	Russian Federation
1960s	1.1	1.14	0.0404	Russian Federation
1970s	1.13	1.17	0.0458	Russian Federation
1980s	1.14	1.17	0.0285	Russian Federation
1990s	1.18	1.21	0.0315	Russian Federation
2000s	1.19	1.22	0.0318	Russian Federation
2010s	1.16	1.17	0.0097	Russian Federation
2020s	1.14	1.16	0.0108	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Belarus or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 1.18 against 1.14 in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Belarus and Russian Federation?: 0.04, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russian Federation?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Russian Federation rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: Belarus ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd 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.