What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Central African Republic and Somalia?

0.0047, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

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.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Central African Republic

0.2403

in 2023

Somalia

0.2356

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

3rd

Somalia rank

5th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.2403 against 0.2356 in Somalia, a difference of 0.0047.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 5th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4536	0.4023	0.0513	Central African Republic
1960s	0.4073	0.3823	0.025	Central African Republic
1970s	0.353	0.3697	0.0166	Somalia
1980s	0.3228	0.3459	0.0231	Somalia
1990s	0.3277	0.376	0.0483	Somalia
2000s	0.3476	0.3186	0.029	Central African Republic
2010s	0.31	0.3127	0.0027	Somalia
2020s	0.3479	0.2549	0.0929	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Central African Republic, at 0.2403 against 0.2356 in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 0.0047, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 5th 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.