Egypt vs Nicaragua: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Egypt
0.103
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.1027
in 2023
Egypt rank
114th
Nicaragua rank
116th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Egypt
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.103 against 0.1027 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 114th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4689 | 0.3926 | 0.0763 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.3726 | 0.3222 | 0.0504 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.313 | 0.2686 | 0.0445 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2297 | 0.2125 | 0.0172 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.164 | 0.1712 | 0.0072 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.1304 | 0.1328 | 0.0024 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.1127 | 0.1128 | 0.0001 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.104 | 0.1071 | 0.0031 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Egypt or Nicaragua?
- Egypt, at 0.103 against 0.1027 in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 0.0003, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nicaragua rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Egypt ranks 114th and Nicaragua ranks 116th 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.