French Guiana vs Türkiye: Life expectancy by sex
French Guiana
79.99 years
in 2023
Türkiye
79.86 years
in 2023
French Guiana rank
97th
Türkiye rank
99th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- French Guiana
- Türkiye
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 79.99 years against 79.86 years in Türkiye, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.57 years | 51.73 years | 2.83 years | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 64.1 years | 56.87 years | 7.24 years | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 68.96 years | 62.92 years | 6.03 years | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 73.38 years | 68.74 years | 4.64 years | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 75.6 years | 73.22 years | 2.39 years | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 77.81 years | 76.72 years | 1.09 years | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 79.38 years | 79.55 years | 0.1646 years | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 79.53 years | 79.87 years | 0.3386 years | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, French Guiana or Türkiye?
- French Guiana, at 79.99 years against 79.86 years in Türkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between French Guiana and Türkiye?
- 0.13 years, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Türkiye?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Türkiye rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- French Guiana ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 99th 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.