Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Guinea-Bissau
0.286
in 2023
Madagascar
0.2857
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
Madagascar rank
17th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.286 against 0.2857 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0003.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 195 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3451 | 0.2907 | 0.0543 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.2939 | 0.2856 | 0.0084 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.286 against 0.2857 in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 0.0003, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 17th 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.
Individual pages
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.