Gabon vs Malawi: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Gabon
0.1443
in 2023
Malawi
0.1477
in 2023
Gabon rank
54th
Malawi rank
51st
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Gabon
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1477 against 0.1443 in Gabon, a difference of 0.0034.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 54th and Malawi ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4014 | 0.5088 | 0.1074 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.3312 | 0.4895 | 0.1583 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.2732 | 0.4437 | 0.1705 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.2317 | 0.392 | 0.1603 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.2181 | 0.373 | 0.1549 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2004 | 0.2841 | 0.0837 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.166 | 0.1914 | 0.0255 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1488 | 0.1538 | 0.0049 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Gabon or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1477 against 0.1443 in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Gabon and Malawi?
- 0.0034, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Gabon ranks 54th and Malawi ranks 51st 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.