Bulgaria vs Romania: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Bulgaria
1.1
in 2023
Romania
1.1
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
44th
Romania rank
42nd
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.1 against 1.1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Romania ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0091 | Romania |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0078 | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.0018 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0016 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 0.0055 | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0031 | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0017 | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0017 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.1 against 1.1 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and Romania ranks 42nd 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.