What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?

0.0085, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Côte d'Ivoire

0.196

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.2045

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

15th

Sierra Leone rank

12th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2045 against 0.196 in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0085.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4898	0.5459	0.0561	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.4192	0.4912	0.072	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.343	0.4352	0.0922	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.2879	0.4017	0.1138	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.2926	0.3933	0.1008	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.2783	0.3455	0.0672	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.2302	0.2687	0.0385	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.2007	0.2134	0.0127	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.2045 against 0.196 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?: 0.0085, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th 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.