Guyana vs Laos: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Guyana
0.1339
in 2023
Laos
0.1345
in 2023
Guyana rank
62nd
Laos rank
61st
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Guyana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.1345 against 0.1339 in Guyana, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Guyana ranks 62nd and Laos ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2468 | 0.4295 | 0.1827 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.2048 | 0.3991 | 0.1943 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.1941 | 0.3688 | 0.1747 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.1858 | 0.3183 | 0.1325 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.1718 | 0.2627 | 0.0909 | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.1588 | 0.2106 | 0.0518 | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.1454 | 0.1584 | 0.0129 | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.137 | 0.1373 | 0.0003 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Guyana or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.1345 against 0.1339 in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Guyana and Laos?
- 0.0006, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Laos rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Guyana ranks 62nd and Laos ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) β 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.