Belgium vs Estonia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Belgium
0.0781
in 2023
Estonia
0.0798
in 2023
Belgium rank
195th
Estonia rank
191st
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.0798 against 0.0781 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0017.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 195th and Estonia ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1349 | 0.1376 | 0.0027 | Estonia |
| 1960s | 0.1152 | 0.1165 | 0.0013 | Estonia |
| 1970s | 0.1061 | 0.1107 | 0.0046 | Estonia |
| 1980s | 0.0966 | 0.1107 | 0.0141 | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.0901 | 0.1117 | 0.0215 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.0842 | 0.0985 | 0.0143 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.0806 | 0.0851 | 0.0045 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.0792 | 0.0833 | 0.0041 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Belgium or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 0.0798 against 0.0781 in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Belgium and Estonia?
- 0.0017, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Belgium ranks 195th and Estonia ranks 191st 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.