Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 1.09 against 1.09 in Dominican Republic as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico: Sex ratio in life expectancy

Dominican Republic

1.09

in 2023

Puerto Rico

1.09

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

52nd

Puerto Rico rank

49th

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.09 against 1.09 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.06	1.05	0.0051	Dominican Republic
1960s	1.07	1.08	0.0097	Puerto Rico
1970s	1.06	1.1	0.035	Puerto Rico
1980s	1.07	1.1	0.0315	Puerto Rico
1990s	1.09	1.12	0.0282	Puerto Rico
2000s	1.09	1.1	0.0084	Puerto Rico
2010s	1.1	1.09	0.0101	Dominican Republic
2020s	1.1	1.1	0.0008	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 1.09 against 1.09 in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico?: 0, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Puerto Rico ranks 49th 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.