Chad vs Somalia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Chad
0.2633
in 2023
Somalia
0.2356
in 2023
Chad rank
2nd
Somalia rank
5th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.2633 against 0.2356 in Somalia, a difference of 0.0277.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4605 | 0.4023 | 0.0583 | Chad |
| 1960s | 0.429 | 0.3823 | 0.0467 | Chad |
| 1970s | 0.3992 | 0.3697 | 0.0296 | Chad |
| 1980s | 0.3722 | 0.3459 | 0.0263 | Chad |
| 1990s | 0.354 | 0.376 | 0.022 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.3353 | 0.3186 | 0.0167 | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.3043 | 0.3127 | 0.0084 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.2712 | 0.2549 | 0.0163 | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Chad or Somalia?
- Chad, at 0.2633 against 0.2356 in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Chad and Somalia?
- 0.0277, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Chad ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 5th 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.