Jamaica vs North Korea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Jamaica
0.1141
in 2023
North Korea
0.1119
in 2023
Jamaica rank
90th
North Korea rank
93rd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Jamaica
- North Korea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.1141 against 0.1119 in North Korea, a difference of 0.0022.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
Jamaica ranks 90th and North Korea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2282 | 0.3698 | 0.1416 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1757 | 0.2339 | 0.0582 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.15 | 0.1742 | 0.0242 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1316 | 0.1333 | 0.0018 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1205 | 0.1686 | 0.0481 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1143 | 0.1539 | 0.0396 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1124 | 0.1174 | 0.0051 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1148 | 0.1118 | 0.003 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Jamaica or North Korea?
- Jamaica, at 0.1141 against 0.1119 in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Jamaica and North Korea?
- 0.0022, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 90th and North Korea ranks 93rd 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.