Gambia vs Mozambique: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Gambia
0.1725
in 2023
Mozambique
0.1688
in 2023
Gambia rank
27th
Mozambique rank
28th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Gambia
- Mozambique
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.1725 against 0.1688 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0037.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 27th and Mozambique ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5188 | 0.4484 | 0.0704 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.4699 | 0.418 | 0.0519 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.4138 | 0.4081 | 0.0057 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.3529 | 0.4102 | 0.0573 | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.2865 | 0.3616 | 0.0751 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.2372 | 0.288 | 0.0508 | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.2015 | 0.2198 | 0.0184 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.1781 | 0.1778 | 0.0003 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Gambia or Mozambique?
- Gambia, at 0.1725 against 0.1688 in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Gambia and Mozambique?
- 0.0037, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Mozambique rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Gambia ranks 27th and Mozambique ranks 28th 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.