Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Ethiopia
0.2237
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.2231
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Zimbabwe rank
33rd
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.2237 against 0.2231 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0006.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 195 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2875 | 0.2763 | 0.0112 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.2329 | 0.229 | 0.0038 | Ethiopia |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Ethiopia, at 0.2237 against 0.2231 in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0006, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd 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.