Canada vs Vatican: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Canada
1.05
in 2023
Vatican
1.05
in 2023
Canada rank
179th
Vatican rank
182nd
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Canada
- Vatican
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.05 against 1.05 in Vatican, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 179th and Vatican ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Vatican in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 0.0179 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 0.0154 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 0.0167 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0047 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 0.0051 | Vatican |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0051 | Vatican |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.0021 | Vatican |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.0073 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Canada or Vatican?
- Canada, at 1.05 against 1.05 in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Canada and Vatican?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Vatican rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Canada ranks 179th and Vatican ranks 182nd 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.