American Samoa vs Tonga: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
American Samoa
0.1074
in 2023
Tonga
0.1077
in 2023
American Samoa rank
102nd
Tonga rank
101st
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- American Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.1077 against 0.1074 in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
American Samoa ranks 102nd and Tonga ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1905 | 0.2562 | 0.0657 | Tonga |
| 1960s | 0.1562 | 0.1972 | 0.0409 | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.1302 | 0.1592 | 0.029 | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.1141 | 0.1414 | 0.0273 | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.1009 | 0.1288 | 0.0278 | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.1088 | 0.118 | 0.0092 | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.1065 | 0.1116 | 0.0051 | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.1077 | 0.109 | 0.0013 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, American Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.1077 against 0.1074 in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between American Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.0003, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Tonga rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- American Samoa ranks 102nd and Tonga ranks 101st 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.