Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Equatorial Guinea
0.289
in 2023
Lesotho
0.2999
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Lesotho rank
13th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.2999 against 0.289 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0109.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3473 | 0.3253 | 0.022 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2987 | 0.3045 | 0.0058 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.2999 against 0.289 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
- 0.0109, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 13th 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.