What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Italy and Switzerland?

0.0002, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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.

Italy vs Switzerland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Italy

0.0692

in 2023

Switzerland

0.0694

in 2023

Italy rank

232nd

Switzerland rank

231st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Italy
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0694 against 0.0692 in Italy, a difference of 0.0002.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 232nd and Switzerland ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.5061	0.4055	0.1005	Italy
1880s	0.4964	0.366	0.1304	Italy
1890s	0.4419	0.3335	0.1084	Italy
1900s	0.4059	0.3028	0.1031	Italy
1910s	0.3891	0.2618	0.1273	Italy
1920s	0.3287	0.2119	0.1168	Italy
1930s	0.2726	0.1802	0.0924	Italy
1940s	0.2438	0.1558	0.088	Italy
1950s	0.1564	0.1212	0.0352	Italy
1960s	0.1276	0.1066	0.021	Italy
1970s	0.107	0.0966	0.0104	Italy
1980s	0.0925	0.0897	0.0028	Italy
1990s	0.0858	0.0846	0.0013	Italy
2000s	0.0774	0.0778	0.0004	Switzerland
2010s	0.0724	0.0725	0.0001	Switzerland
2020s	0.0723	0.0702	0.0021	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Italy or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.0694 against 0.0692 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Italy and Switzerland?: 0.0002, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?: 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Italy ranks 232nd 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.