Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Turkmenistan: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.1967
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.1931
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
48th
Turkmenistan rank
51st
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.1967 against 0.1931 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0036.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 48th and Turkmenistan ranks 51st of 195 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2486 | 0.2043 | 0.0443 | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 0.2032 | 0.1961 | 0.0071 | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Turkmenistan?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.1967 against 0.1931 in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0036, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Turkmenistan?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Turkmenistan rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 48th and Turkmenistan ranks 51st 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.