Bahamas vs Samoa: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Bahamas
0.122
in 2023
Samoa
0.1224
in 2023
Bahamas rank
78th
Samoa rank
77th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.1224 against 0.122 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Bahamas ranks 78th and Samoa ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2043 | 0.2847 | 0.0804 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 0.1774 | 0.2313 | 0.0539 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.1544 | 0.1801 | 0.0257 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.1425 | 0.1471 | 0.0046 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.1351 | 0.1272 | 0.008 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.1306 | 0.1183 | 0.0124 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.1284 | 0.1235 | 0.0049 | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 0.1238 | 0.1239 | 0.0001 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.1224 against 0.122 in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 0.0004, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Bahamas ranks 78th and Samoa ranks 77th 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.