Benin vs Guinea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Benin
0.2208
in 2023
Guinea
0.228
in 2023
Benin rank
9th
Guinea rank
6th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.228 against 0.2208 in Benin, a difference of 0.0072.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4662 | 0.4837 | 0.0175 | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.4246 | 0.4672 | 0.0426 | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.3773 | 0.4374 | 0.0601 | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3261 | 0.3947 | 0.0686 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.282 | 0.3452 | 0.0632 | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2604 | 0.2922 | 0.0318 | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2423 | 0.2537 | 0.0114 | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2251 | 0.2327 | 0.0076 | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Benin or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.228 against 0.2208 in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Benin and Guinea?
- 0.0072, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Benin ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 6th 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.