Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Namibia
0.1533
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.1505
in 2023
Namibia rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.1533 against 0.1505 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0028.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3789 | 0.3941 | 0.0151 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.311 | 0.3226 | 0.0116 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.2514 | 0.2601 | 0.0087 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.2129 | 0.2204 | 0.0075 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2268 | 0.2025 | 0.0243 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.2509 | 0.1906 | 0.0603 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.2048 | 0.1662 | 0.0386 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.1655 | 0.1534 | 0.0121 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 0.1533 against 0.1505 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0028, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Namibia ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th 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.