El Salvador vs Jordan: Inequality in life expectancy
El Salvador
0.0887
in 2023
Jordan
0.0878
in 2023
El Salvador rank
110th
Jordan rank
113th
Inequality in life expectancy over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0887 against 0.0878 in Jordan, a difference of 0.0009.
Across all 14 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 110th and Jordan ranks 113th of 195 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.114 | 0.109 | 0.005 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0919 | 0.0913 | 0.0007 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy, El Salvador or Jordan?
- El Salvador, at 0.0887 against 0.0878 in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 0.0009, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for inequality in life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 110th and Jordan ranks 113th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) β 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.