Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Barbados or United States of America?

United States of America, at 0.0958 against 0.0943 in Barbados as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Barbados and United States of America?

0.0015, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States of America?

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 United States of America: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Barbados

0.0943

in 2023

United States of America

0.0958

in 2023

Barbados rank

138th

United States of America rank

135th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Barbados
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0958 against 0.0943 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0015.

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

Barbados ranks 138th and United States of America ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2404	0.1336	0.1069	Barbados
1960s	0.1618	0.1257	0.0362	Barbados
1970s	0.1329	0.1174	0.0155	Barbados
1980s	0.1125	0.108	0.0045	Barbados
1990s	0.106	0.103	0.003	Barbados
2000s	0.1041	0.0982	0.0059	Barbados
2010s	0.0993	0.0964	0.0029	Barbados
2020s	0.0951	0.1005	0.0054	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Barbados or United States of America?: United States of America, at 0.0958 against 0.0943 in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Barbados and United States of America?: 0.0015, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States of America?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and United States of America rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Barbados ranks 138th and United States of America ranks 135th 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.