How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?

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.

Nicaragua vs Panama: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Nicaragua

0.1027

in 2023

Panama

0.1014

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

116th

Panama rank

120th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Nicaragua
Panama

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.1027 against 0.1014 in Panama, a difference of 0.0013.

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

Nicaragua ranks 116th and Panama ranks 120th of 236 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3926	0.2409	0.1516	Nicaragua
1960s	0.3222	0.1992	0.1231	Nicaragua
1970s	0.2686	0.1587	0.1098	Nicaragua
1980s	0.2125	0.1312	0.0813	Nicaragua
1990s	0.1712	0.1208	0.0504	Nicaragua
2000s	0.1328	0.1123	0.0205	Nicaragua
2010s	0.1128	0.1065	0.0064	Nicaragua
2020s	0.1071	0.1063	0.0008	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Nicaragua or Panama?: Nicaragua, at 0.1027 against 0.1014 in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Nicaragua and Panama?: 0.0013, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Nicaragua ranks 116th and Panama ranks 120th 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.