How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?

148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.

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.

Iceland vs Switzerland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Iceland

0.0701

in 2023

Switzerland

0.0694

in 2023

Iceland rank

228th

Switzerland rank

231st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Iceland
Switzerland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0701 against 0.0694 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0007.

The two have swapped places 42 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 228th and Switzerland ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 12 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.3925	0.4055	0.0131	Switzerland
1880s	0.4227	0.366	0.0566	Iceland
1890s	0.328	0.3335	0.0055	Switzerland
1900s	0.3185	0.3028	0.0158	Iceland
1910s	0.2634	0.2618	0.0016	Iceland
1920s	0.2481	0.2119	0.0363	Iceland
1930s	0.2073	0.1802	0.0271	Iceland
1940s	0.1647	0.1558	0.0089	Iceland
1950s	0.119	0.1212	0.0023	Switzerland
1960s	0.1045	0.1066	0.0022	Switzerland
1970s	0.101	0.0966	0.0044	Iceland
1980s	0.0931	0.0897	0.0034	Iceland
1990s	0.0881	0.0846	0.0035	Iceland
2000s	0.0809	0.0778	0.0031	Iceland
2010s	0.076	0.0725	0.0035	Iceland
2020s	0.0729	0.0702	0.0027	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Iceland or Switzerland?: Iceland, at 0.0701 against 0.0694 in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Iceland and Switzerland?: 0.0007, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?: 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Iceland ranks 228th and Switzerland ranks 231st 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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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.