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

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.

Belgium vs Vatican: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Belgium

0.0781

in 2023

Vatican

0.0775

in 2023

Belgium rank

195th

Vatican rank

197th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Belgium
Vatican

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0781 against 0.0775 in Vatican, a difference of 0.0006.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.

Belgium ranks 195th and Vatican ranks 197th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Vatican in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1349	0.1535	0.0187	Vatican
1960s	0.1152	0.1241	0.0089	Vatican
1970s	0.1061	0.1079	0.0018	Vatican
1980s	0.0966	0.0964	0.0002	Belgium
1990s	0.0901	0.0894	0.0008	Belgium
2000s	0.0842	0.0832	0.001	Belgium
2010s	0.0806	0.0788	0.0018	Belgium
2020s	0.0792	0.0774	0.0019	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Belgium or Vatican?: Belgium, at 0.0781 against 0.0775 in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Belgium and Vatican?: 0.0006, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Vatican rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Belgium ranks 195th and Vatican ranks 197th 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.