Somalia vs Uganda: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Somalia
1.09
in 2023
Uganda
1.09
in 2023
Somalia rank
56th
Uganda rank
54th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.09 against 1.09 in Somalia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 56th and Uganda ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0127 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.09 | 0.0188 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.12 | 0.0538 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.17 | 0.0833 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0004 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.011 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 0.004 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.0104 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.09 against 1.09 in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Somalia ranks 56th and Uganda ranks 54th 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.