Inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.289 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.289 for inequality in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.3802 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.289, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3473 | 0.3162 | 0.3802 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2987 | 0.289 | 0.3071 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3077 compare
- 13 Lesotho 0.2999 compare
- 14 Liberia 0.2923 compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.286 compare
- 17 Madagascar 0.2857 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 0.285 compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 18,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 19,983 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 362,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,266 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea was 0.289 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3802 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.289 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.