Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Burundi
0.1868
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.184
in 2023
Burundi rank
18th
Guinea-Bissau rank
21st
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Burundi
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.1868 against 0.184 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0028.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Burundi ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4123 | 0.4761 | 0.0639 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 0.3993 | 0.4533 | 0.054 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 0.4109 | 0.4204 | 0.0095 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 0.3552 | 0.3838 | 0.0285 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.3565 | 0.3437 | 0.0128 | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.2922 | 0.2858 | 0.0064 | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.2231 | 0.2223 | 0.0008 | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.1921 | 0.1909 | 0.0012 | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?
- Burundi, at 0.1868 against 0.184 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.0028, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Burundi ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st 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.