Bulgaria vs Romania: Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth

Bulgaria
1.1
in 2023
Romania
1.1
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
44th
Romania rank
42nd

Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
00.250.50.751194719852023

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 gender ratio in life expectancy at birth, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 1.1 against 1.1 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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 gender ratio in life expectancy at birth?
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Romania ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed