Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Paraguay or Suriname?

Paraguay, at 76.95 years against 76.84 years in Suriname as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Paraguay and Suriname?

0.11 years, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Paraguay vs Suriname: Life expectancy by sex

Paraguay

76.95 years

in 2023

Suriname

76.84 years

in 2023

Paraguay rank

133rd

Suriname rank

134th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Paraguay
Suriname

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 76.95 years against 76.84 years in Suriname, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 133rd and Suriname ranks 134th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	61.4 years	55.17 years	6.23 years	Paraguay
1960s	63.64 years	61.14 years	2.5 years	Paraguay
1970s	65.04 years	63.02 years	2.02 years	Paraguay
1980s	67.3 years	64.37 years	2.93 years	Paraguay
1990s	70.69 years	66.07 years	4.63 years	Paraguay
2000s	73.6 years	70.04 years	3.56 years	Paraguay
2010s	76.27 years	73.98 years	2.29 years	Paraguay
2020s	74.94 years	75.42 years	0.4824 years	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Paraguay or Suriname?: Paraguay, at 76.95 years against 76.84 years in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Paraguay and Suriname?: 0.11 years, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Paraguay ranks 133rd and Suriname ranks 134th 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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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.