What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?

0.0033, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Cameroon

0.1807

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

0.184

in 2023

Cameroon rank

24th

Guinea-Bissau rank

21st

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Cameroon
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.184 against 0.1807 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0033.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.476	0.4761	0.0001	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	0.4003	0.4533	0.053	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	0.3382	0.4204	0.0822	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	0.2959	0.3838	0.0879	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.286	0.3437	0.0577	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.2726	0.2858	0.0132	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.2224	0.2223	0.0001	Cameroon
2020s	0.1891	0.1909	0.0019	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.184 against 0.1807 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.0033, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Cameroon ranks 24th 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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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.