Japan vs Zambia: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Japan
1.07
in 2023
Zambia
1.07
in 2023
Japan rank
99th
Zambia rank
100th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Japan
- Zambia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.07 against 1.07 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.0192 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.031 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 0.0253 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 0.0107 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.05 | 0.0359 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.0557 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.0098 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0065 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Japan or Zambia?
- Japan, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Japan and Zambia?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Zambia rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Japan ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 100th 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.