How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?

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.

Djibouti vs South Africa: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Djibouti

0.1687

in 2023

South Africa

0.1656

in 2023

Djibouti rank

30th

South Africa rank

33rd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Djibouti
South Africa

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.1687 against 0.1656 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0031.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.408	0.3442	0.0637	Djibouti
1960s	0.3742	0.2774	0.0967	Djibouti
1970s	0.328	0.2456	0.0824	Djibouti
1980s	0.2845	0.1994	0.0851	Djibouti
1990s	0.2615	0.1961	0.0654	Djibouti
2000s	0.2351	0.2615	0.0264	South Africa
2010s	0.1971	0.1948	0.0023	Djibouti
2020s	0.1743	0.1697	0.0045	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Djibouti or South Africa?: Djibouti, at 0.1687 against 0.1656 in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Djibouti and South Africa?: 0.0031, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Djibouti ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 33rd 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.