Hong Kong, China vs Sweden: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Hong Kong, China
0.0712
in 2023
Sweden
0.0725
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
224th
Sweden rank
221st
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0725 against 0.0712 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0013.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 224th and Sweden ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2015 | 0.1097 | 0.0918 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 0.1402 | 0.1001 | 0.0401 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 0.1129 | 0.095 | 0.0179 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 0.095 | 0.0891 | 0.0059 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 0.0867 | 0.0839 | 0.0028 | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.0787 | 0.0789 | 0.0002 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0745 | 0.0749 | 0.0004 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0765 | 0.0726 | 0.0038 | 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0725 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 Sweden?
- 0.0013, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Sweden rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 224th and Sweden ranks 221st 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.