Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Guinea
0.3537
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.3512
in 2023
Guinea rank
6th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.3537 against 0.3512 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0025.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.394 | 0.4342 | 0.0402 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.361 | 0.3623 | 0.0013 | Sierra Leone |
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 or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea, at 0.3537 against 0.3512 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0025, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Guinea ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th 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.