Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Life expectancy of women vs. men

Papua New Guinea
69.08 years
in 2023
East Timor
69.44 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
200th
East Timor rank
197th

Life expectancy of women vs. men over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 69.44 years against 69.08 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.36 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 200th and East Timor ranks 197th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 7 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea East Timor Difference Ahead
1950s 44.31 years 32.01 years 12.3 years Papua New Guinea
1960s 51 years 35.96 years 15.04 years Papua New Guinea
1970s 57.18 years 34.86 years 22.32 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 61.29 years 42.23 years 19.06 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 63.07 years 48.77 years 14.31 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 64.18 years 62.51 years 1.67 years Papua New Guinea
2010s 67.15 years 66.85 years 0.2989 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 68.3 years 68.85 years 0.5528 years East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy of women vs. men, Papua New Guinea or East Timor?
East Timor, at 69.44 years against 69.08 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy of women vs. men between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
0.36 years, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Papua New Guinea ranks 200th and East Timor ranks 197th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.