Eswatini vs Kenya: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Eswatini
0.1786
in 2023
Kenya
0.1827
in 2023
Eswatini rank
25th
Kenya rank
23rd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1827 against 0.1786 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0041.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Eswatini ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3738 | 0.4116 | 0.0378 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.3359 | 0.315 | 0.0209 | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.2781 | 0.2653 | 0.0127 | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.215 | 0.2264 | 0.0114 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.2404 | 0.2556 | 0.0152 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.298 | 0.232 | 0.066 | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.2396 | 0.1937 | 0.0459 | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.1897 | 0.1863 | 0.0034 | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.1827 against 0.1786 in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 0.0041, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Eswatini ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 23rd 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.