What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between China and New Caledonia?

0.0003, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and New Caledonia?

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.

China vs New Caledonia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

China

0.0853

in 2023

New Caledonia

0.0856

in 2023

China rank

174th

New Caledonia rank

172nd

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

China
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 0.0856 against 0.0853 in China, a difference of 0.0003.

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

China ranks 174th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and New Caledonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3433	0.2931	0.0502	China
1960s	0.3033	0.2263	0.077	China
1970s	0.2102	0.1688	0.0414	China
1980s	0.1642	0.1343	0.0299	China
1990s	0.1415	0.1148	0.0267	China
2000s	0.1144	0.1024	0.0119	China
2010s	0.0943	0.0916	0.0027	China
2020s	0.0859	0.0912	0.0053	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, China or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 0.0856 against 0.0853 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between China and New Caledonia?: 0.0003, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and New Caledonia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: China ranks 174th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd 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.