Benin vs Niger: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Benin
0.2208
in 2023
Niger
0.2246
in 2023
Benin rank
9th
Niger rank
8th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.2246 against 0.2208 in Benin, a difference of 0.0038.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4662 | 0.4715 | 0.0053 | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.4246 | 0.4703 | 0.0457 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.3773 | 0.4716 | 0.0943 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.3261 | 0.454 | 0.1279 | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.282 | 0.4018 | 0.1198 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.2604 | 0.3096 | 0.0492 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.2423 | 0.2476 | 0.0053 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.2251 | 0.2295 | 0.0044 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Benin or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.2246 against 0.2208 in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Benin and Niger?
- 0.0038, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Benin ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th 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.