How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mali: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.2063

in 2023

Mali

0.2162

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Mali rank

10th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.2162 against 0.2063 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0099.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Mali ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4382	0.5499	0.1117	Mali
1960s	0.4146	0.527	0.1124	Mali
1970s	0.3853	0.4755	0.0902	Mali
1980s	0.3621	0.401	0.0389	Mali
1990s	0.3267	0.3511	0.0244	Mali
2000s	0.287	0.2958	0.0088	Mali
2010s	0.2413	0.2479	0.0066	Mali
2020s	0.2125	0.222	0.0095	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mali?: Mali, at 0.2162 against 0.2063 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?: 0.0099, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Mali ranks 10th 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: 30 October 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.