What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?

0.0009, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Solomon Islands: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Sao Tome and Principe

0.1226

in 2023

Solomon Islands

0.1217

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe rank

76th

Solomon Islands rank

79th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1226 against 0.1217 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0009.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th and Solomon Islands ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4368	0.3644	0.0724	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.322	0.2948	0.0272	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.2344	0.216	0.0184	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.2269	0.1634	0.0635	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.2114	0.1458	0.0656	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.1852	0.1383	0.0469	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.1509	0.1303	0.0205	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.127	0.1249	0.0021	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Sao Tome and Principe or Solomon Islands?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1226 against 0.1217 in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?: 0.0009, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th and Solomon Islands ranks 79th 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.