Mali vs Sierra Leone: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Mali
0.3403
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.3512
in 2023
Mali rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Mali
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.3512 against 0.3403 in Mali, a difference of 0.0109.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 9th 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 | Mali | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3931 | 0.4342 | 0.0411 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3489 | 0.3623 | 0.0134 | 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, Mali or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.3512 against 0.3403 in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0109, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Mali ranks 9th 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.