How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?

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.

Ethiopia vs Namibia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Ethiopia

0.1515

in 2023

Namibia

0.1533

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

43rd

Namibia rank

41st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Ethiopia
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1533 against 0.1515 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0018.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 43rd and Namibia ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4568	0.3789	0.0779	Ethiopia
1960s	0.4033	0.311	0.0923	Ethiopia
1970s	0.4004	0.2514	0.149	Ethiopia
1980s	0.4039	0.2129	0.1911	Ethiopia
1990s	0.3421	0.2268	0.1153	Ethiopia
2000s	0.276	0.2509	0.0251	Ethiopia
2010s	0.1922	0.2048	0.0126	Namibia
2020s	0.1573	0.1655	0.0082	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Ethiopia or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.1533 against 0.1515 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Ethiopia and Namibia?: 0.0018, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Ethiopia ranks 43rd and Namibia ranks 41st 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.