What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Belgium and New Zealand?

0.0015, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?

76 years are reported by both, from 1948 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.

Belgium vs New Zealand: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Belgium

0.0781

in 2023

New Zealand

0.0796

in 2023

Belgium rank

195th

New Zealand rank

192nd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Belgium
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0796 against 0.0781 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0015.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 195th and New Zealand ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.1642	0.1446	0.0195	Belgium
1950s	0.1349	0.1284	0.0065	Belgium
1960s	0.1152	0.1162	0.001	New Zealand
1970s	0.1061	0.1125	0.0064	New Zealand
1980s	0.0966	0.1061	0.0095	New Zealand
1990s	0.0901	0.0969	0.0067	New Zealand
2000s	0.0842	0.0879	0.0037	New Zealand
2010s	0.0806	0.082	0.0014	New Zealand
2020s	0.0792	0.0808	0.0015	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Belgium or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.0796 against 0.0781 in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Belgium and New Zealand?: 0.0015, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Belgium ranks 195th and New Zealand ranks 192nd 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.