Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?

Brazil, at 1.09 against 1.08 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Sex ratio in life expectancy

Brazil

1.09

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

1.08

in 2023

Brazil rank

72nd

Papua New Guinea rank

73rd

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

Brazil
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.09 against 1.08 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Brazil ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.1	1.11	0.012	Papua New Guinea
1960s	1.09	1.09	0.0008	Papua New Guinea
1970s	1.08	1.08	0.0011	Papua New Guinea
1980s	1.08	1.08	0.0042	Papua New Guinea
1990s	1.1	1.07	0.0217	Brazil
2000s	1.1	1.07	0.0338	Brazil
2010s	1.09	1.08	0.0118	Brazil
2020s	1.09	1.09	0.0003	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?: Brazil, at 1.09 against 1.08 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?: 0.01, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: Brazil ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd 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.