What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?

0.0005, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?

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.

Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Puerto Rico

0.0834

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.0829

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

182nd

Sri Lanka rank

184th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Puerto Rico
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0834 against 0.0829 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0005.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 182nd and Sri Lanka ranks 184th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1761	0.2501	0.074	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.1429	0.1953	0.0524	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.1231	0.1663	0.0431	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.1124	0.1307	0.0184	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.1038	0.1117	0.0079	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.0946	0.1071	0.0125	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.089	0.0895	0.0005	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.0904	0.0842	0.0063	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?: Puerto Rico, at 0.0834 against 0.0829 in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?: 0.0005, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Puerto Rico ranks 182nd and Sri Lanka ranks 184th 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.