How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Marshall Islands?

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.

Eritrea vs Marshall Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Eritrea

0.1488

in 2023

Marshall Islands

0.1483

in 2023

Eritrea rank

49th

Marshall Islands rank

50th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Eritrea
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.1488 against 0.1483 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0005.

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

Eritrea ranks 49th and Marshall Islands ranks 50th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4791	0.2613	0.2179	Eritrea
1960s	0.4218	0.227	0.1948	Eritrea
1970s	0.3893	0.1916	0.1977	Eritrea
1980s	0.3761	0.1783	0.1978	Eritrea
1990s	0.2816	0.1768	0.1049	Eritrea
2000s	0.2182	0.1683	0.0499	Eritrea
2010s	0.1733	0.1608	0.0126	Eritrea
2020s	0.1539	0.1515	0.0024	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Eritrea or Marshall Islands?: Eritrea, at 0.1488 against 0.1483 in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Eritrea and Marshall Islands?: 0.0005, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Marshall Islands rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Eritrea ranks 49th and Marshall Islands ranks 50th 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.