Malawi vs Yemen: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Malawi
0.1981
in 2023
Yemen
0.1972
in 2023
Malawi rank
46th
Yemen rank
47th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Malawi
- Yemen
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1981 against 0.1972 in Yemen, a difference of 0.0009.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 47th of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.265 | 0.233 | 0.032 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2059 | 0.2063 | 0.0004 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Malawi or Yemen?
- Malawi, at 0.1981 against 0.1972 in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Malawi and Yemen?
- 0.0009, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Yemen?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Yemen rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Malawi ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 47th 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.