What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Barbados and Cook Islands?

0.001, with Cook Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cook Islands?

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.

Barbados vs Cook Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Barbados

0.0943

in 2023

Cook Islands

0.0953

in 2023

Barbados rank

138th

Cook Islands rank

136th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Barbados
Cook Islands

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 0.0953 against 0.0943 in Barbados, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Barbados ranks 138th and Cook Islands ranks 136th of 236 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Cook Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2404	0.3597	0.1193	Cook Islands
1960s	0.1618	0.2407	0.0788	Cook Islands
1970s	0.1329	0.1601	0.0271	Cook Islands
1980s	0.1125	0.1446	0.0321	Cook Islands
1990s	0.106	0.1353	0.0293	Cook Islands
2000s	0.1041	0.1122	0.0081	Cook Islands
2010s	0.0993	0.0993	0	Cook Islands
2020s	0.0951	0.0969	0.0018	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Barbados or Cook Islands?: Cook Islands, at 0.0953 against 0.0943 in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Barbados and Cook Islands?: 0.001, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cook Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Cook Islands rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Barbados ranks 138th and Cook Islands ranks 136th 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.