Guam vs Western Sahara: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Guam
0.1183
in 2023
Western Sahara
0.1184
in 2023
Guam rank
84th
Western Sahara rank
83rd
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Guam
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 0.1184 against 0.1183 in Guam, a difference of 0.0001.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.
Guam ranks 84th and Western Sahara ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1561 | 0.4516 | 0.2955 | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 0.1445 | 0.4136 | 0.2691 | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 0.1297 | 0.3651 | 0.2354 | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 0.1165 | 0.2869 | 0.1703 | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 0.1196 | 0.2214 | 0.1018 | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 0.1049 | 0.1732 | 0.0682 | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 0.1181 | 0.1365 | 0.0184 | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 0.1193 | 0.1212 | 0.0019 | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Guam or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 0.1184 against 0.1183 in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Guam and Western Sahara?
- 0.0001, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Western Sahara rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Guam ranks 84th and Western Sahara ranks 83rd 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.