What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?

0.0029, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?

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.

Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Cameroon

0.1807

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea

0.1836

in 2023

Cameroon rank

24th

Equatorial Guinea rank

22nd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.1836 against 0.1807 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0029.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.476	0.4197	0.0563	Cameroon
1960s	0.4003	0.402	0.0016	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.3382	0.4159	0.0777	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.2959	0.3253	0.0294	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.286	0.306	0.02	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.2726	0.268	0.0046	Cameroon
2010s	0.2224	0.2184	0.004	Cameroon
2020s	0.1891	0.1898	0.0007	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.1836 against 0.1807 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.0029, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Cameroon ranks 24th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd 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.