Finland vs Kuwait: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Finland
0.0739
in 2023
Kuwait
0.0736
in 2023
Finland rank
215th
Kuwait rank
216th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Finland
- Kuwait
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.0739 against 0.0736 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Finland ranks 215th and Kuwait ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1308 | 0.2869 | 0.1561 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.1074 | 0.1914 | 0.0841 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0968 | 0.1328 | 0.036 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0892 | 0.1048 | 0.0156 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0849 | 0.0948 | 0.0098 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0807 | 0.0896 | 0.0089 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.076 | 0.0797 | 0.0037 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0746 | 0.0782 | 0.0036 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Finland or Kuwait?
- Finland, at 0.0739 against 0.0736 in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Finland and Kuwait?
- 0.0003, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Kuwait rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Finland ranks 215th and Kuwait ranks 216th 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.