Colombia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Life expectancy by sex
Colombia
80.45 years
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
80.3 years
in 2023
Colombia rank
85th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
87th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Colombia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 80.45 years against 80.3 years in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Colombia ranks 85th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.07 years | 55.88 years | 1.81 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 60.7 years | 61.98 years | 1.28 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 66.17 years | 66.54 years | 0.3651 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 71.09 years | 70.3 years | 0.7858 years | Colombia |
| 1990s | 74.12 years | 73.89 years | 0.2381 years | Colombia |
| 2000s | 76.62 years | 77.8 years | 1.18 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 78.99 years | 79.47 years | 0.4775 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 78.63 years | 80.04 years | 1.41 years | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Colombia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Colombia, at 80.45 years against 80.3 years in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Colombia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.15 years, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Colombia ranks 85th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 87th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.