El Salvador vs Paraguay: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
El Salvador
0.1087
in 2023
Paraguay
0.1098
in 2023
El Salvador rank
99th
Paraguay rank
96th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.1098 against 0.1087 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0011.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 99th and Paraguay ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3583 | 0.2196 | 0.1387 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.3181 | 0.1992 | 0.1189 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2653 | 0.1862 | 0.079 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.2127 | 0.166 | 0.0467 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.1514 | 0.1424 | 0.009 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1266 | 0.1289 | 0.0023 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.1143 | 0.1163 | 0.002 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.1106 | 0.1153 | 0.0047 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.1098 against 0.1087 in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.0011, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- El Salvador ranks 99th and Paraguay ranks 96th 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.