Gabon vs Rwanda: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Gabon
0.1443
in 2023
Rwanda
0.1462
in 2023
Gabon rank
54th
Rwanda rank
53rd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Gabon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1462 against 0.1443 in Gabon, a difference of 0.0019.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4014 | 0.3929 | 0.0086 | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0.3312 | 0.3633 | 0.0321 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.2732 | 0.3799 | 0.1067 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.2317 | 0.3187 | 0.0869 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.2181 | 0.3651 | 0.147 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.2004 | 0.2591 | 0.0587 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.166 | 0.1687 | 0.0027 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1488 | 0.1497 | 0.0008 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Gabon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.1462 against 0.1443 in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Gabon and Rwanda?
- 0.0019, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Rwanda rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Gabon ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 53rd 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.