Which has higher inequality in life expectancy, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.1989 against 0.1983 in South Africa as of 2023.

What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.0006, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Inequality in life expectancy

South Africa

0.1983

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.1989

in 2023

South Africa rank

45th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

44th

Inequality in life expectancy over time

South Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.1989 against 0.1983 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

South Africa ranks 45th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 44th of 195 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.21	0.2531	0.0431	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	0.1924	0.2069	0.0146	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inequality in life expectancy, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.1989 against 0.1983 in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.0006, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for inequality in life expectancy?: South Africa ranks 45th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 44th 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.