What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between French Guiana and New Caledonia?

0.0006, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and New Caledonia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

French Guiana vs New Caledonia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

French Guiana

0.085

in 2023

New Caledonia

0.0856

in 2023

French Guiana rank

175th

New Caledonia rank

172nd

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

French Guiana
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 0.0856 against 0.085 in French Guiana, a difference of 0.0006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.

French Guiana ranks 175th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd of 236 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2791	0.2931	0.014	New Caledonia
1960s	0.1942	0.2263	0.0321	New Caledonia
1970s	0.1531	0.1688	0.0157	New Caledonia
1980s	0.1209	0.1343	0.0134	New Caledonia
1990s	0.1079	0.1148	0.0069	New Caledonia
2000s	0.0976	0.1024	0.0048	New Caledonia
2010s	0.089	0.0916	0.0026	New Caledonia
2020s	0.0848	0.0912	0.0064	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, French Guiana or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 0.0856 against 0.085 in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between French Guiana and New Caledonia?: 0.0006, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and New Caledonia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: French Guiana ranks 175th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd 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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Indicator: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.