Ethiopia vs Haiti: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Ethiopia
0.1515
in 2023
Haiti
0.1596
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
43rd
Haiti rank
40th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Ethiopia
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 0.1596 against 0.1515 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0081.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 43rd and Haiti ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Haiti in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4568 | 0.4334 | 0.0234 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.4033 | 0.3847 | 0.0186 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.4004 | 0.3439 | 0.0564 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.4039 | 0.3092 | 0.0948 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.3421 | 0.2657 | 0.0764 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.276 | 0.2173 | 0.0587 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1922 | 0.1994 | 0.0072 | Haiti |
| 2020s | 0.1573 | 0.166 | 0.0087 | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Ethiopia or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 0.1596 against 0.1515 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Ethiopia and Haiti?
- 0.0081, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Haiti?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Haiti rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Ethiopia ranks 43rd and Haiti ranks 40th 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.