Dominican Republic vs Philippines: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Dominican Republic
0.1256
in 2023
Philippines
0.1239
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
71st
Philippines rank
72nd
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Dominican Republic
- Philippines
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.1256 against 0.1239 in Philippines, a difference of 0.0017.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3611 | 0.258 | 0.103 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 0.288 | 0.2111 | 0.0769 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 0.2295 | 0.197 | 0.0325 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0.1922 | 0.1774 | 0.0148 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.1628 | 0.1489 | 0.0139 | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 0.1491 | 0.1327 | 0.0164 | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.1349 | 0.1266 | 0.0083 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.1272 | 0.1251 | 0.0021 | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Dominican Republic or Philippines?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.1256 against 0.1239 in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Dominican Republic and Philippines?
- 0.0017, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Philippines rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Dominican Republic ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 72nd 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.