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

0.001, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

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 South Sudan: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Central African Republic

0.2403

in 2023

South Sudan

0.2393

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

3rd

South Sudan rank

4th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Central African Republic
South Sudan

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.2403 against 0.2393 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.001.

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

Central African Republic ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4536	0.5194	0.0659	South Sudan
1960s	0.4073	0.5278	0.1205	South Sudan
1970s	0.353	0.4762	0.1232	South Sudan
1980s	0.3228	0.5061	0.1833	South Sudan
1990s	0.3277	0.4767	0.1489	South Sudan
2000s	0.3476	0.3052	0.0424	Central African Republic
2010s	0.31	0.3183	0.0083	South Sudan
2020s	0.3479	0.2402	0.1077	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 South Sudan?: Central African Republic, at 0.2403 against 0.2393 in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Central African Republic and South Sudan?: 0.001, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and South Sudan rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Central African Republic ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 4th 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.