Côte d'Ivoire vs Guinea-Bissau: Inequality in life expectancy
Côte d'Ivoire
0.285
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.286
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
Inequality in life expectancy over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.286 against 0.285 in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.001.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 195 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3354 | 0.3451 | 0.0097 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.292 | 0.2939 | 0.002 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy, Côte d'Ivoire or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.286 against 0.285 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy between Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.001, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for inequality in life expectancy?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th 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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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.