Botswana vs Gabon: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Botswana
0.1469
in 2023
Gabon
0.1443
in 2023
Botswana rank
52nd
Gabon rank
54th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.1469 against 0.1443 in Gabon, a difference of 0.0026.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 52nd and Gabon ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3411 | 0.4014 | 0.0603 | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0.2852 | 0.3312 | 0.046 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.2269 | 0.2732 | 0.0463 | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.1806 | 0.2317 | 0.0511 | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.2275 | 0.2181 | 0.0094 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.2437 | 0.2004 | 0.0433 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1898 | 0.166 | 0.0238 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1524 | 0.1488 | 0.0036 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Botswana or Gabon?
- Botswana, at 0.1469 against 0.1443 in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Botswana and Gabon?
- 0.0026, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Botswana ranks 52nd and Gabon ranks 54th 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.