Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Namibia
0.1925
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.1931
in 2023
Namibia rank
52nd
Turkmenistan rank
51st
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Namibia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.1931 against 0.1925 in Namibia, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 52nd and Turkmenistan ranks 51st of 195 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2294 | 0.2043 | 0.0251 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.1987 | 0.1961 | 0.0026 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Namibia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.1931 against 0.1925 in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0006, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Turkmenistan rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Namibia ranks 52nd 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.