What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between South Africa and Uganda?

0.0015, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?

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.

South Africa vs Uganda: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

South Africa

0.1656

in 2023

Uganda

0.1641

in 2023

South Africa rank

33rd

Uganda rank

35th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

South Africa
Uganda

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1656 against 0.1641 in Uganda, a difference of 0.0015.

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

South Africa ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 35th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3442	0.3972	0.053	Uganda
1960s	0.2774	0.3479	0.0704	Uganda
1970s	0.2456	0.355	0.1094	Uganda
1980s	0.1994	0.3587	0.1593	Uganda
1990s	0.1961	0.3325	0.1364	Uganda
2000s	0.2615	0.2743	0.0128	Uganda
2010s	0.1948	0.2004	0.0056	Uganda
2020s	0.1697	0.1695	0.0002	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, South Africa or Uganda?: South Africa, at 0.1656 against 0.1641 in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between South Africa and Uganda?: 0.0015, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: South Africa ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 35th 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.