Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 1.09 against 1.08 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?

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.

Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Sex ratio in life expectancy

Papua New Guinea

1.08

in 2023

Paraguay

1.09

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

73rd

Paraguay rank

70th

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

Papua New Guinea
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 1.09 against 1.08 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd and Paraguay ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.11	1.09	0.017	Papua New Guinea
1960s	1.09	1.08	0.0144	Papua New Guinea
1970s	1.08	1.05	0.0306	Papua New Guinea
1980s	1.08	1.05	0.0357	Papua New Guinea
1990s	1.07	1.06	0.0136	Papua New Guinea
2000s	1.07	1.07	0.003	Paraguay
2010s	1.08	1.08	0.0002	Papua New Guinea
2020s	1.09	1.09	0.0012	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 1.09 against 1.08 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?: 0.01, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd and Paraguay ranks 70th 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.