Cook Islands vs Lesotho: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Cook Islands
1.1
in 2023
Lesotho
1.1
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
40th
Lesotho rank
43rd
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Cook Islands
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1.1 against 1.1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9866 | 1.14 | 0.1535 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.9926 | 1.14 | 0.1518 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.15 | 0.0839 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.15 | 0.064 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.14 | 0.0431 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 0.0086 | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 0.0063 | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0015 | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Cook Islands or Lesotho?
- Cook Islands, at 1.1 against 1.1 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Cook Islands and Lesotho?
- 0, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Lesotho rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Cook Islands ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 43rd 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.