Guyana vs Yemen: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Guyana
0.1339
in 2023
Yemen
0.1346
in 2023
Guyana rank
62nd
Yemen rank
60th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Guyana
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.1346 against 0.1339 in Guyana, a difference of 0.0007.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Guyana ranks 62nd and Yemen ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2468 | 0.5478 | 0.301 | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.2048 | 0.4864 | 0.2816 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.1941 | 0.3855 | 0.1914 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.1858 | 0.2819 | 0.0961 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.1718 | 0.223 | 0.0512 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.1588 | 0.1768 | 0.018 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1454 | 0.1487 | 0.0033 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.137 | 0.1397 | 0.0027 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Guyana or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.1346 against 0.1339 in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Guyana and Yemen?
- 0.0007, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Guyana ranks 62nd and Yemen ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) β 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.