Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Sierra Leone
0.3512
in 2023
Somalia
0.3721
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Somalia rank
4th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.3721 against 0.3512 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0209.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Somalia ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th 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 | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4342 | 0.4741 | 0.0399 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3623 | 0.3972 | 0.0349 | 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, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.3721 against 0.3512 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.0209, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th 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.