Ethiopia vs Zambia: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Ethiopia
0.2237
in 2023
Zambia
0.2336
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Zambia rank
31st
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2336 against 0.2237 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0099.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2875 | 0.2856 | 0.0018 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.2329 | 0.2456 | 0.0127 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2336 against 0.2237 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0.0099, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st 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.