El Salvador vs Tonga: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
El Salvador
0.1087
in 2023
Tonga
0.1077
in 2023
El Salvador rank
99th
Tonga rank
101st
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- El Salvador
- Tonga
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1087 against 0.1077 in Tonga, a difference of 0.001.
Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 99th and Tonga ranks 101st of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3583 | 0.2562 | 0.1021 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.3181 | 0.1972 | 0.1209 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2653 | 0.1592 | 0.106 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.2127 | 0.1414 | 0.0713 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.1514 | 0.1288 | 0.0227 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1266 | 0.118 | 0.0085 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1143 | 0.1116 | 0.0027 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1106 | 0.109 | 0.0016 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, El Salvador or Tonga?
- El Salvador, at 0.1087 against 0.1077 in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between El Salvador and Tonga?
- 0.001, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Tonga rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- El Salvador ranks 99th and Tonga ranks 101st 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.