What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?

0.0003, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Pakistan

0.1502

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

0.1505

in 2023

Pakistan rank

46th

Papua New Guinea rank

44th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Pakistan
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1505 against 0.1502 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4638	0.3941	0.0697	Pakistan
1960s	0.3716	0.3226	0.0491	Pakistan
1970s	0.3051	0.2601	0.045	Pakistan
1980s	0.2559	0.2204	0.0355	Pakistan
1990s	0.2352	0.2025	0.0328	Pakistan
2000s	0.2017	0.1906	0.0111	Pakistan
2010s	0.1712	0.1662	0.005	Pakistan
2020s	0.1547	0.1534	0.0013	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.1505 against 0.1502 in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?: 0.0003, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Pakistan ranks 46th 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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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.