How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Jamaica?

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.

Dominica vs Jamaica: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Dominica

0.1143

in 2023

Jamaica

0.1141

in 2023

Dominica rank

89th

Jamaica rank

90th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Dominica
Jamaica

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 0.1143 against 0.1141 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0002.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 89th and Jamaica ranks 90th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3015	0.2282	0.0733	Dominica
1960s	0.1936	0.1757	0.0179	Dominica
1970s	0.1425	0.15	0.0075	Jamaica
1980s	0.12	0.1316	0.0116	Jamaica
1990s	0.1208	0.1205	0.0002	Dominica
2000s	0.1135	0.1143	0.0008	Jamaica
2010s	0.1202	0.1124	0.0078	Dominica
2020s	0.116	0.1148	0.0012	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Dominica or Jamaica?: Dominica, at 0.1143 against 0.1141 in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Dominica and Jamaica?: 0.0002, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Jamaica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Jamaica rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Dominica ranks 89th and Jamaica ranks 90th 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.