What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?

0.0008, with Faroe Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?

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.

Faroe Islands vs French Polynesia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Faroe Islands

0.0748

in 2023

French Polynesia

0.074

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

212th

French Polynesia rank

214th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Faroe Islands
French Polynesia

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.0748 against 0.074 in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.0008.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 212th and French Polynesia ranks 214th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1607	0.2644	0.1037	French Polynesia
1960s	0.102	0.2145	0.1125	French Polynesia
1970s	0.0946	0.1835	0.0889	French Polynesia
1980s	0.0888	0.1287	0.0399	French Polynesia
1990s	0.0834	0.0981	0.0147	French Polynesia
2000s	0.081	0.0843	0.0033	French Polynesia
2010s	0.0777	0.0781	0.0005	French Polynesia
2020s	0.0759	0.0781	0.0023	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Faroe Islands or French Polynesia?: Faroe Islands, at 0.0748 against 0.074 in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?: 0.0008, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Faroe Islands ranks 212th and French Polynesia ranks 214th 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.