Niger vs Somalia: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Niger
0.3766
in 2023
Somalia
0.3721
in 2023
Niger rank
2nd
Somalia rank
4th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.3766 against 0.3721 in Somalia, a difference of 0.0045.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Somalia ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4024 | 0.4741 | 0.0717 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3814 | 0.3972 | 0.0158 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 0.3766 against 0.3721 in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.0045, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th 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.