Eritrea vs Yemen: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Eritrea
1.06
in 2023
Yemen
1.06
in 2023
Eritrea rank
151st
Yemen rank
153rd
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Eritrea
- Yemen
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.06 against 1.06 in Yemen, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Eritrea ranks 151st and Yemen ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 | 1.18 | 0.0542 | Yemen |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 1.17 | 0.0551 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.1 | 0.0233 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.08 | 0.0411 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.13 | 1.07 | 0.0634 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0015 | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.0168 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0175 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Eritrea or Yemen?
- Eritrea, at 1.06 against 1.06 in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Eritrea and Yemen?
- 0, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Eritrea ranks 151st and Yemen ranks 153rd 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.