How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Zambia?

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.

Timor-Leste vs Zambia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Timor-Leste

0.1491

in 2023

Zambia

0.1501

in 2023

Timor-Leste rank

48th

Zambia rank

47th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Timor-Leste
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1501 against 0.1491 in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.001.

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

Timor-Leste ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Timor-Leste	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5144	0.3679	0.1464	Timor-Leste
1960s	0.474	0.331	0.143	Timor-Leste
1970s	0.4864	0.2948	0.1915	Timor-Leste
1980s	0.4093	0.3095	0.0998	Timor-Leste
1990s	0.3469	0.3423	0.0046	Timor-Leste
2000s	0.2136	0.2846	0.0709	Zambia
2010s	0.1726	0.2038	0.0312	Zambia
2020s	0.1533	0.1633	0.01	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Timor-Leste or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.1501 against 0.1491 in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Timor-Leste and Zambia?: 0.001, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Timor-Leste and Zambia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Timor-Leste ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th 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.