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

Dominican Republic, at 1.09 against 1.09 in Suriname as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Dominican Republic and Suriname?

0, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 Suriname: Sex ratio in life expectancy

Dominican Republic

1.09

in 2023

Suriname

1.09

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

52nd

Suriname rank

53rd

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

Dominican Republic
Suriname

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Suriname ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.06	1.07	0.013	Suriname
1960s	1.07	1.08	0.0148	Suriname
1970s	1.06	1.1	0.0336	Suriname
1980s	1.07	1.1	0.0291	Suriname
1990s	1.09	1.1	0.0099	Suriname
2000s	1.09	1.1	0.0055	Suriname
2010s	1.1	1.1	0.0042	Dominican Republic
2020s	1.1	1.1	0.0066	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Dominican Republic or Suriname?: Dominican Republic, at 1.09 against 1.09 in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Dominican Republic and Suriname?: 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Suriname rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Suriname ranks 53rd 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.