Egypt vs Eritrea: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Egypt
1.06
in 2023
Eritrea
1.06
in 2023
Egypt rank
152nd
Eritrea rank
151st
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Egypt
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.06 against 1.06 in Egypt, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Egypt ranks 152nd and Eritrea ranks 151st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 0.002 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 1.13 | 1.11 | 0.0202 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.11 | 1.13 | 0.0188 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.12 | 0.0562 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.13 | 0.0698 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.0118 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.0061 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0046 | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Egypt or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 1.06 against 1.06 in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Egypt and Eritrea?
- 0, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Egypt ranks 152nd and Eritrea ranks 151st 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.