Afghanistan vs Ghana: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Afghanistan
0.1662
in 2023
Ghana
0.1687
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
32nd
Ghana rank
29th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Afghanistan
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1687 against 0.1662 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0025.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.526 | 0.3751 | 0.1509 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.477 | 0.3492 | 0.1278 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.4304 | 0.3335 | 0.0969 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.4114 | 0.2993 | 0.1121 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.3092 | 0.2635 | 0.0457 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2447 | 0.2323 | 0.0124 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1962 | 0.1957 | 0.0005 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1736 | 0.1734 | 0.0002 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Afghanistan or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.1687 against 0.1662 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 0.0025, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.