What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Hong Kong, China and Japan?

0.0009, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?

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.

Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Hong Kong, China

0.0712

in 2023

Japan

0.0703

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

224th

Japan rank

227th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Hong Kong, China
Japan

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.0712 against 0.0703 in Japan, a difference of 0.0009.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 224th and Japan ranks 227th of 236 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2015	0.1775	0.0239	Hong Kong, China
1960s	0.1402	0.1201	0.0201	Hong Kong, China
1970s	0.1129	0.0976	0.0152	Hong Kong, China
1980s	0.095	0.0855	0.0095	Hong Kong, China
1990s	0.0867	0.0811	0.0056	Hong Kong, China
2000s	0.0787	0.0779	0.0007	Hong Kong, China
2010s	0.0745	0.0731	0.0014	Hong Kong, China
2020s	0.0765	0.071	0.0055	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Hong Kong, China or Japan?: Hong Kong, China, at 0.0712 against 0.0703 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Hong Kong, China and Japan?: 0.0009, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Hong Kong, China ranks 224th and Japan ranks 227th 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.