Bangladesh vs India: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Bangladesh
0.1263
in 2023
India
0.1281
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
69th
India rank
66th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.1281 against 0.1263 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0018.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 69th and India ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4405 | 0.419 | 0.0215 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.3809 | 0.3843 | 0.0034 | India |
| 1970s | 0.3734 | 0.3429 | 0.0305 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.3024 | 0.2863 | 0.0161 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.2414 | 0.2402 | 0.0013 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.1758 | 0.1946 | 0.0188 | India |
| 2010s | 0.1458 | 0.1535 | 0.0077 | India |
| 2020s | 0.1297 | 0.1332 | 0.0035 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 0.1281 against 0.1263 in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.0018, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Bangladesh ranks 69th and India ranks 66th 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.