Afghanistan vs South Africa: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Afghanistan
0.1662
in 2023
South Africa
0.1656
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
32nd
South Africa rank
33rd
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1662 against 0.1656 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.526 | 0.3442 | 0.1818 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.477 | 0.2774 | 0.1996 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.4304 | 0.2456 | 0.1848 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.4114 | 0.1994 | 0.212 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.3092 | 0.1961 | 0.1131 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2447 | 0.2615 | 0.0169 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1962 | 0.1948 | 0.0014 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1736 | 0.1697 | 0.0039 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Afghanistan or South Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1662 against 0.1656 in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 0.0006, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 33rd 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.