Benin vs Denmark: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Benin
1.05
in 2023
Denmark
1.05
in 2023
Benin rank
203rd
Denmark rank
205th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Benin
- Denmark
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.05 against 1.05 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 203rd and Denmark ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.04 | 0.0645 | Benin |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.06 | 0.043 | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 0.0241 | Benin |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.08 | 0.0372 | Benin |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.07 | 0.0181 | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0137 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 1.05 | 0.0168 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.0025 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Benin or Denmark?
- Benin, at 1.05 against 1.05 in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Benin and Denmark?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Denmark?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Denmark rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Benin ranks 203rd and Denmark ranks 205th 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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About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.