Gabon vs Senegal: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Gabon
0.1905
in 2023
Senegal
0.1799
in 2023
Gabon rank
54th
Senegal rank
57th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Gabon
- Senegal
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.1905 against 0.1799 in Senegal, a difference of 0.0106.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Senegal ahead.
Gabon ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 57th of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2351 | 0.2355 | 0.0004 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.1968 | 0.1873 | 0.0095 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Gabon or Senegal?
- Gabon, at 0.1905 against 0.1799 in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Gabon and Senegal?
- 0.0106, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Senegal?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Senegal rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Gabon ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 57th 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.