Suriname vs Turkmenistan: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Suriname
0.1227
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.1236
in 2023
Suriname rank
75th
Turkmenistan rank
73rd
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Suriname
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.1236 against 0.1227 in Suriname, a difference of 0.0009.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Suriname ranks 75th and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.237 | 0.2973 | 0.0604 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.201 | 0.257 | 0.056 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.1846 | 0.2266 | 0.042 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.1712 | 0.1841 | 0.0129 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.1546 | 0.1678 | 0.0132 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.1396 | 0.1447 | 0.0051 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.1294 | 0.1292 | 0.0002 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.13 | 0.1256 | 0.0043 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Suriname or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.1236 against 0.1227 in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Suriname and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0009, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Turkmenistan rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Suriname ranks 75th and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.