What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Eritrea and Timor-Leste?

0.0003, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Timor-Leste?

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 Timor-Leste: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Eritrea

0.1488

in 2023

Timor-Leste

0.1491

in 2023

Eritrea rank

49th

Timor-Leste rank

48th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Eritrea
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.1491 against 0.1488 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0003.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Eritrea ranks 49th and Timor-Leste ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4791	0.5144	0.0352	Timor-Leste
1960s	0.4218	0.474	0.0522	Timor-Leste
1970s	0.3893	0.4864	0.0971	Timor-Leste
1980s	0.3761	0.4093	0.0332	Timor-Leste
1990s	0.2816	0.3469	0.0653	Timor-Leste
2000s	0.2182	0.2136	0.0045	Eritrea
2010s	0.1733	0.1726	0.0007	Eritrea
2020s	0.1539	0.1533	0.0006	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Eritrea or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 0.1491 against 0.1488 in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Eritrea and Timor-Leste?: 0.0003, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Timor-Leste?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Timor-Leste rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Eritrea ranks 49th and Timor-Leste ranks 48th 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.