Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Congo
0.2005
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.2024
in 2023
Congo rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2024 against 0.2005 in Congo, a difference of 0.0019.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2437 | 0.2412 | 0.0025 | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2057 | 0.2092 | 0.0035 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.2024 against 0.2005 in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0019, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Congo ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st 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.