Gambia vs Timor-Leste: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Gambia
0.222
in 2023
Timor-Leste
0.2221
in 2023
Gambia rank
36th
Timor-Leste rank
35th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Gambia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.2221 against 0.222 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 36th and Timor-Leste ranks 35th of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.274 | 0.2689 | 0.0051 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.2299 | 0.2305 | 0.0006 | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Gambia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.2221 against 0.222 in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0001, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Timor-Leste rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Gambia ranks 36th and Timor-Leste ranks 35th 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.