Germany vs Greece: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Germany
0.0758
in 2023
Greece
0.0753
in 2023
Germany rank
206th
Greece rank
209th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0758 against 0.0753 in Greece, a difference of 0.0005.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Germany ranks 206th and Greece ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1379 | 0.152 | 0.0141 | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.1175 | 0.1311 | 0.0136 | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.1073 | 0.1116 | 0.0042 | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.0954 | 0.0962 | 0.0008 | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.0886 | 0.0859 | 0.0027 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.0817 | 0.0792 | 0.0025 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.0782 | 0.0763 | 0.0018 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.078 | 0.0787 | 0.0007 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Germany or Greece?
- Germany, at 0.0758 against 0.0753 in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Germany and Greece?
- 0.0005, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Germany ranks 206th and Greece ranks 209th 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.