How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?

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.

Bangladesh vs India: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Bangladesh

0.1263

in 2023

India

0.1281

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

69th

India rank

66th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Bangladesh
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.1281 against 0.1263 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0018.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 69th and India ranks 66th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and India in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	India	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4405	0.419	0.0215	Bangladesh
1960s	0.3809	0.3843	0.0034	India
1970s	0.3734	0.3429	0.0305	Bangladesh
1980s	0.3024	0.2863	0.0161	Bangladesh
1990s	0.2414	0.2402	0.0013	Bangladesh
2000s	0.1758	0.1946	0.0188	India
2010s	0.1458	0.1535	0.0077	India
2020s	0.1297	0.1332	0.0035	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Bangladesh or India?: India, at 0.1281 against 0.1263 in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Bangladesh and India?: 0.0018, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Bangladesh ranks 69th and India ranks 66th 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.