Japan vs Spain: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Japan
0.0703
in 2023
Spain
0.0694
in 2023
Japan rank
227th
Spain rank
230th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0703 against 0.0694 in Spain, a difference of 0.0009.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 227th and Spain ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2637 | 0.224 | 0.0396 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.1775 | 0.1719 | 0.0056 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.1201 | 0.1295 | 0.0093 | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.0976 | 0.1056 | 0.008 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0855 | 0.0904 | 0.0049 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0811 | 0.0835 | 0.0024 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0779 | 0.0759 | 0.002 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0731 | 0.0712 | 0.0019 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.071 | 0.0716 | 0.0006 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 0.0703 against 0.0694 in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Japan and Spain?
- 0.0009, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Japan ranks 227th and Spain ranks 230th 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.