Côte d'Ivoire vs Liberia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Côte d'Ivoire
0.196
in 2023
Liberia
0.1903
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
15th
Liberia rank
17th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Liberia
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.196 against 0.1903 in Liberia, a difference of 0.0057.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Liberia ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4898 | 0.4471 | 0.0427 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 0.4192 | 0.441 | 0.0218 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.343 | 0.4053 | 0.0622 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.2879 | 0.3853 | 0.0974 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.2926 | 0.3715 | 0.0789 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.2783 | 0.2628 | 0.0155 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 0.2302 | 0.2134 | 0.0168 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 0.2007 | 0.1939 | 0.0069 | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.196 against 0.1903 in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?
- 0.0057, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Liberia ranks 17th 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.