What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Barbados and Cayman Islands?

0.0019, with Cayman Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cayman Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Barbados vs Cayman Islands: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Barbados

0.0943

in 2023

Cayman Islands

0.0962

in 2023

Barbados rank

138th

Cayman Islands rank

133rd

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Barbados
Cayman Islands

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 0.0962 against 0.0943 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0019.

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

Barbados ranks 138th and Cayman Islands ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Cayman Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2404	0.2445	0.0041	Cayman Islands
1960s	0.1618	0.1953	0.0335	Cayman Islands
1970s	0.1329	0.152	0.0191	Cayman Islands
1980s	0.1125	0.1227	0.0101	Cayman Islands
1990s	0.106	0.1125	0.0065	Cayman Islands
2000s	0.1041	0.109	0.0049	Cayman Islands
2010s	0.0993	0.1011	0.0018	Cayman Islands
2020s	0.0951	0.0972	0.0021	Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Barbados or Cayman Islands?: Cayman Islands, at 0.0962 against 0.0943 in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Barbados and Cayman Islands?: 0.0019, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cayman Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Cayman Islands rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Barbados ranks 138th and Cayman Islands ranks 133rd 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: 28 August 2026

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