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Namibia vs Rwanda: Inequality in life expectancy

Namibia
0.1925
in 2023
Rwanda
0.1889
in 2023
Namibia rank
52nd
Rwanda rank
55th

Inequality in life expectancy over time

  • Namibia
  • Rwanda
00.10.20.3201020162023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1925 against 0.1889 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0036.

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

Namibia ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 55th of 195 countries.

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About this data

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

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.