Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Ethiopia
0.1515
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.1505
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.1515 against 0.1505 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.001.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4568 | 0.3941 | 0.0627 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.4033 | 0.3226 | 0.0807 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.4004 | 0.2601 | 0.1403 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.4039 | 0.2204 | 0.1836 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.3421 | 0.2025 | 0.1396 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.276 | 0.1906 | 0.0854 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1922 | 0.1662 | 0.026 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.1573 | 0.1534 | 0.0039 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Ethiopia, at 0.1515 against 0.1505 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.001, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th 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.