Malawi vs Tonga: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Malawi
1.1
in 2023
Tonga
1.1
in 2023
Malawi rank
36th
Tonga rank
35th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Malawi
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.1 against 1.1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Malawi ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.12 | 0.0155 | Tonga |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 0.0063 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0032 | Tonga |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.1 | 0.0158 | Tonga |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.11 | 0.0501 | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.11 | 0.0422 | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.11 | 0.0088 | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 0.0069 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Malawi or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.1 against 1.1 in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Malawi and Tonga?
- 0, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Tonga rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Malawi ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 35th 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.