Benin vs Mali: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Benin
0.2208
in 2023
Mali
0.2162
in 2023
Benin rank
9th
Mali rank
10th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Benin
- Mali
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.2208 against 0.2162 in Mali, a difference of 0.0046.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Benin ranks 9th and Mali ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4662 | 0.5499 | 0.0837 | Mali |
| 1960s | 0.4246 | 0.527 | 0.1024 | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.3773 | 0.4755 | 0.0982 | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.3261 | 0.401 | 0.0749 | Mali |
| 1990s | 0.282 | 0.3511 | 0.0691 | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.2604 | 0.2958 | 0.0353 | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.2423 | 0.2479 | 0.0056 | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.2251 | 0.222 | 0.0031 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Benin or Mali?
- Benin, at 0.2208 against 0.2162 in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Benin and Mali?
- 0.0046, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Mali rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Benin ranks 9th and Mali ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) β 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.