What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?

0.0059, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Côte d'Ivoire: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Burkina Faso

0.2019

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire

0.196

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

15th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2019 against 0.196 in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0059.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4912	0.4898	0.0014	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.4571	0.4192	0.0379	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.4096	0.343	0.0665	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.3476	0.2879	0.0597	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.3291	0.2926	0.0366	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.2901	0.2783	0.0118	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.2335	0.2302	0.0033	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.2067	0.2007	0.0059	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Burkina Faso or Côte d'Ivoire?: Burkina Faso, at 0.2019 against 0.196 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?: 0.0059, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th 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.