Which has higher inequality in life expectancy, Bangladesh or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 0.1643 against 0.1575 in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy between Bangladesh and Marshall Islands?

0.0068, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Marshall Islands?

14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Marshall Islands: Inequality in life expectancy

Bangladesh

0.1575

in 2023

Marshall Islands

0.1643

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

63rd

Marshall Islands rank

62nd

Inequality in life expectancy over time

Bangladesh
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.1643 against 0.1575 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0068.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 195 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.2024	0.1928	0.0096	Bangladesh
2020s	0.1621	0.1691	0.007	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inequality in life expectancy, Bangladesh or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 0.1643 against 0.1575 in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy between Bangladesh and Marshall Islands?: 0.0068, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Marshall Islands?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Marshall Islands rank globally for inequality in life expectancy?: Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Inequality in life expectancy
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 2,730 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.