El Salvador vs Mexico: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
El Salvador
0.0887
in 2023
Mexico
0.0896
in 2023
El Salvador rank
110th
Mexico rank
109th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0896 against 0.0887 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0009.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 110th and Mexico ranks 109th of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.114 | 0.1078 | 0.0061 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0919 | 0.0943 | 0.0023 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0896 against 0.0887 in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.0009, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 110th and Mexico ranks 109th 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.