Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Kenya
0.1827
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.1852
in 2023
Kenya rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1852 against 0.1827 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0025.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4116 | 0.3128 | 0.0989 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.315 | 0.2664 | 0.0485 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.2653 | 0.2401 | 0.0253 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.2264 | 0.2132 | 0.0132 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.2556 | 0.2629 | 0.0073 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.232 | 0.2875 | 0.0555 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.1937 | 0.2265 | 0.0328 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.1863 | 0.1901 | 0.0038 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.1852 against 0.1827 in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0025, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Kenya ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.