Italy vs Korea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Italy
0.0692
in 2023
Korea
0.0683
in 2023
Italy rank
232nd
Korea rank
233rd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0692 against 0.0683 in Korea, a difference of 0.0009.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 232nd and Korea ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1564 | 0.3588 | 0.2024 | Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1276 | 0.2321 | 0.1044 | Korea |
| 1970s | 0.107 | 0.1668 | 0.0597 | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0925 | 0.1308 | 0.0383 | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0858 | 0.102 | 0.0161 | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0774 | 0.0838 | 0.0063 | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0724 | 0.0728 | 0.0004 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0723 | 0.0697 | 0.0026 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Italy or Korea?
- Italy, at 0.0692 against 0.0683 in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Italy and Korea?
- 0.0009, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Korea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Italy ranks 232nd and Korea ranks 233rd 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.