Eritrea vs Yemen: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Eritrea
0.1942
in 2023
Yemen
0.1972
in 2023
Eritrea rank
49th
Yemen rank
47th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.1972 against 0.1942 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 49th and Yemen ranks 47th of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.237 | 0.233 | 0.0039 | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.2009 | 0.2063 | 0.0054 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Eritrea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.1972 against 0.1942 in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Eritrea and Yemen?
- 0.003, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 49th and Yemen ranks 47th 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.