Barbados vs Cook Islands: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Barbados
0.0943
in 2023
Cook Islands
0.0953
in 2023
Barbados rank
138th
Cook Islands rank
136th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Barbados
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0.0953 against 0.0943 in Barbados, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Barbados ranks 138th and Cook Islands ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2404 | 0.3597 | 0.1193 | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 0.1618 | 0.2407 | 0.0788 | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 0.1329 | 0.1601 | 0.0271 | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 0.1125 | 0.1446 | 0.0321 | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 0.106 | 0.1353 | 0.0293 | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0.1041 | 0.1122 | 0.0081 | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0993 | 0.0993 | 0 | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0951 | 0.0969 | 0.0018 | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Barbados or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 0.0953 against 0.0943 in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Barbados and Cook Islands?
- 0.001, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cook Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Cook Islands rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Barbados ranks 138th and Cook Islands ranks 136th 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.