Cameroon vs Kenya: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Cameroon
0.1807
in 2023
Kenya
0.1827
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Kenya rank
23rd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1827 against 0.1807 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.476 | 0.4116 | 0.0643 | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.4003 | 0.315 | 0.0854 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.3382 | 0.2653 | 0.0728 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.2959 | 0.2264 | 0.0695 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.286 | 0.2556 | 0.0304 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.2726 | 0.232 | 0.0406 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.2224 | 0.1937 | 0.0287 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.1891 | 0.1863 | 0.0028 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.1827 against 0.1807 in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 0.002, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 23rd 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.