Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Cameroon
0.2794
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.286
in 2023
Cameroon rank
19th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.286 against 0.2794 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0066.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 195 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3389 | 0.3451 | 0.0062 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.2886 | 0.2939 | 0.0053 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.286 against 0.2794 in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.0066, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.