Japan vs Sweden: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Japan
0.0255
in 2023
Sweden
0.0256
in 2023
Japan rank
190th
Sweden rank
189th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0256 against 0.0255 in Japan, a difference of 0.0001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 189th of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0293 | 0.0289 | 0.0004 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.026 | 0.0265 | 0.0005 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0256 against 0.0255 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.0001, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Japan ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 189th 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.