Australia vs Hong Kong, China: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Australia
0.0712
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
0.0712
in 2023
Australia rank
225th
Hong Kong, China rank
224th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Australia
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.0712 against 0.0712 in Australia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Australia ranks 225th and Hong Kong, China ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Hong Kong, China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1234 | 0.2015 | 0.0781 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 0.1158 | 0.1402 | 0.0243 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 0.1088 | 0.1129 | 0.0041 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 0.0971 | 0.095 | 0.0021 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0888 | 0.0867 | 0.0022 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0815 | 0.0787 | 0.0028 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0767 | 0.0745 | 0.0022 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.074 | 0.0765 | 0.0025 | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Australia or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.0712 against 0.0712 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Australia and Hong Kong, China?
- 0, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hong Kong, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Australia ranks 225th and Hong Kong, China ranks 224th 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.