Guinea vs Somalia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Guinea
0.228
in 2023
Somalia
0.2356
in 2023
Guinea rank
6th
Somalia rank
5th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.2356 against 0.228 in Guinea, a difference of 0.0076.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4837 | 0.4023 | 0.0814 | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.4672 | 0.3823 | 0.0849 | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.4374 | 0.3697 | 0.0678 | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3947 | 0.3459 | 0.0488 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.3452 | 0.376 | 0.0308 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.2922 | 0.3186 | 0.0264 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.2537 | 0.3127 | 0.0589 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.2327 | 0.2549 | 0.0222 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.2356 against 0.228 in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Guinea and Somalia?
- 0.0076, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Guinea ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 5th 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.