Jamaica vs Peru: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Jamaica
0.1141
in 2023
Peru
0.1145
in 2023
Jamaica rank
90th
Peru rank
88th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Jamaica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.1145 against 0.1141 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Jamaica ranks 90th and Peru ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2282 | 0.3626 | 0.1344 | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.1757 | 0.3009 | 0.1252 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.15 | 0.2576 | 0.1076 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.1316 | 0.2054 | 0.0738 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.1205 | 0.159 | 0.0385 | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.1143 | 0.1308 | 0.0165 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.1124 | 0.1217 | 0.0094 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.1148 | 0.1147 | 0.0001 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Jamaica or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.1145 against 0.1141 in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Jamaica and Peru?
- 0.0004, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Peru rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Jamaica ranks 90th and Peru ranks 88th 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.