Dominica vs Guatemala: Life expectancy by sex
Dominica
74.55 years
in 2023
Guatemala
74.88 years
in 2023
Dominica rank
153rd
Guatemala rank
152nd
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Dominica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 74.88 years against 74.55 years in Dominica, a difference of 0.33 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 153rd and Guatemala ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.94 years | 40.74 years | 13.2 years | Dominica |
| 1960s | 64.87 years | 47.68 years | 17.18 years | Dominica |
| 1970s | 70.39 years | 54.43 years | 15.96 years | Dominica |
| 1980s | 73.69 years | 61.49 years | 12.2 years | Dominica |
| 1990s | 73.75 years | 66.85 years | 6.9 years | Dominica |
| 2000s | 74.71 years | 71.63 years | 3.08 years | Dominica |
| 2010s | 73.76 years | 73.6 years | 0.1567 years | Dominica |
| 2020s | 74.19 years | 73.18 years | 1 years | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Dominica or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 74.88 years against 74.55 years in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Dominica and Guatemala?
- 0.33 years, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Guatemala?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Guatemala rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Dominica ranks 153rd and Guatemala ranks 152nd 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 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.