What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Afghanistan and Uganda?

0.0021, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan 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 Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Uganda: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Afghanistan

0.1662

in 2023

Uganda

0.1641

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

32nd

Uganda rank

35th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Afghanistan
Uganda

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1662 against 0.1641 in Uganda, a difference of 0.0021.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 35th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.526	0.3972	0.1288	Afghanistan
1960s	0.477	0.3479	0.1291	Afghanistan
1970s	0.4304	0.355	0.0754	Afghanistan
1980s	0.4114	0.3587	0.0527	Afghanistan
1990s	0.3092	0.3325	0.0233	Uganda
2000s	0.2447	0.2743	0.0296	Uganda
2010s	0.1962	0.2004	0.0042	Uganda
2020s	0.1736	0.1695	0.0041	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Afghanistan or Uganda?: Afghanistan, at 0.1662 against 0.1641 in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Afghanistan and Uganda?: 0.0021, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Afghanistan ranks 32nd 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 Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
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, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.