Djibouti vs Gambia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Djibouti
0.1687
in 2023
Gambia
0.1725
in 2023
Djibouti rank
30th
Gambia rank
27th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Djibouti
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.1725 against 0.1687 in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0038.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 30th and Gambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.408 | 0.5188 | 0.1108 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.3742 | 0.4699 | 0.0957 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.328 | 0.4138 | 0.0858 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.2845 | 0.3529 | 0.0684 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.2615 | 0.2865 | 0.025 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.2351 | 0.2372 | 0.0021 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.1971 | 0.2015 | 0.0043 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1743 | 0.1781 | 0.0038 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Djibouti or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.1725 against 0.1687 in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Djibouti and Gambia?
- 0.0038, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Gambia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Djibouti ranks 30th and Gambia ranks 27th 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.