Iraq vs Palau: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Iraq
0.1328
in 2023
Palau
0.1357
in 2023
Iraq rank
74th
Palau rank
72nd
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Iraq
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.1357 against 0.1328 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0029.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 74th and Palau ranks 72nd of 195 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.168 | 0.1328 | 0.0352 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1388 | 0.1376 | 0.0012 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Iraq or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.1357 against 0.1328 in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Iraq and Palau?
- 0.0029, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palau?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Palau rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Iraq ranks 74th and Palau ranks 72nd 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.