Afghanistan vs Palestine, State of: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Afghanistan
0.1662
in 2023
Palestine, State of
0.1666
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
32nd
Palestine, State of rank
31st

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 0.1666 against 0.1662 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Palestine, State of ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1950s 0.526 0.3374 0.1886 Afghanistan
1960s 0.477 0.2923 0.1847 Afghanistan
1970s 0.4304 0.2334 0.197 Afghanistan
1980s 0.4114 0.1746 0.2367 Afghanistan
1990s 0.3092 0.137 0.1723 Afghanistan
2000s 0.2447 0.1189 0.1258 Afghanistan
2010s 0.1962 0.1043 0.0919 Afghanistan
2020s 0.1736 0.1144 0.0592 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Afghanistan or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 0.1666 against 0.1662 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Afghanistan and Palestine, State of?
0.0004, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palestine, State of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Palestine, State of rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Palestine, State of ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.