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

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.

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

Equatorial Guinea

0.1836

in 2023

Zimbabwe

0.1852

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

22nd

Zimbabwe rank

20th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Equatorial Guinea
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1852 against 0.1836 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0016.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4197	0.3128	0.107	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	0.402	0.2664	0.1355	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.4159	0.2401	0.1758	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.3253	0.2132	0.1121	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.306	0.2629	0.0431	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.268	0.2875	0.0195	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.2184	0.2265	0.0081	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.1898	0.1901	0.0003	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.1852 against 0.1836 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?: 0.0016, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.