Hong Kong, China vs Maldives: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Hong Kong, China
0.0712
in 2023
Maldives
0.0722
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
224th
Maldives rank
222nd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0722 against 0.0712 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 224th and Maldives ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2015 | 0.4815 | 0.2801 | Maldives |
| 1960s | 0.1402 | 0.4398 | 0.2997 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 0.1129 | 0.3461 | 0.2332 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.095 | 0.2402 | 0.1452 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.0867 | 0.1638 | 0.0771 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.0787 | 0.1071 | 0.0284 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.0745 | 0.0835 | 0.009 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.0765 | 0.0744 | 0.0021 | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Hong Kong, China or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.0722 against 0.0712 in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Hong Kong, China and Maldives?
- 0.001, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Maldives rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 224th and Maldives ranks 222nd 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.