Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Guyana or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.11 against 1.11 in Guyana as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?

0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Guyana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex ratio in life expectancy

Guyana

1.11

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

1.11

in 2023

Guyana rank

22nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

20th

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

Guyana
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.11 against 1.11 in Guyana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.09	1.05	0.041	Guyana
1960s	1.09	1.07	0.0187	Guyana
1970s	1.08	1.08	0.0044	Guyana
1980s	1.09	1.06	0.0244	Guyana
1990s	1.1	1.07	0.0322	Guyana
2000s	1.1	1.07	0.0309	Guyana
2010s	1.11	1.1	0.015	Guyana
2020s	1.12	1.11	0.0016	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Guyana or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.11 against 1.11 in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: Guyana ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th 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.