Indonesia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Indonesia
0.1229
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1226
in 2023
Indonesia rank
74th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
76th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Indonesia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.1229 against 0.1226 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Indonesia ranks 74th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3974 | 0.4368 | 0.0393 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 0.33 | 0.322 | 0.008 | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.2583 | 0.2344 | 0.0239 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.2106 | 0.2269 | 0.0163 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.1736 | 0.2114 | 0.0379 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.1529 | 0.1852 | 0.0323 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.1348 | 0.1509 | 0.0161 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.1266 | 0.127 | 0.0005 | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Indonesia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Indonesia, at 0.1229 against 0.1226 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0003, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Indonesia ranks 74th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th 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.