Afghanistan vs Uganda: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Afghanistan
0.1662
in 2023
Uganda
0.1641
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
32nd
Uganda rank
35th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1662 against 0.1641 in Uganda, a difference of 0.0021.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.526 | 0.3972 | 0.1288 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.477 | 0.3479 | 0.1291 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.4304 | 0.355 | 0.0754 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.4114 | 0.3587 | 0.0527 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.3092 | 0.3325 | 0.0233 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.2447 | 0.2743 | 0.0296 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1962 | 0.2004 | 0.0042 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1736 | 0.1695 | 0.0041 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1662 against 0.1641 in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 0.0021, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 35th 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.