How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?

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.

Botswana vs Eritrea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Botswana

0.1469

in 2023

Eritrea

0.1488

in 2023

Botswana rank

52nd

Eritrea rank

49th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Botswana
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.1488 against 0.1469 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0019.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.

Botswana ranks 52nd and Eritrea ranks 49th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3411	0.4791	0.1381	Eritrea
1960s	0.2852	0.4218	0.1366	Eritrea
1970s	0.2269	0.3893	0.1624	Eritrea
1980s	0.1806	0.3761	0.1955	Eritrea
1990s	0.2275	0.2816	0.0541	Eritrea
2000s	0.2437	0.2182	0.0256	Botswana
2010s	0.1898	0.1733	0.0165	Botswana
2020s	0.1524	0.1539	0.0015	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Botswana or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 0.1488 against 0.1469 in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Botswana and Eritrea?: 0.0019, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Botswana ranks 52nd and Eritrea ranks 49th 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.