Korea vs Macau, China: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Korea
0.0683
in 2023
Macau, China
0.0635
in 2023
Korea rank
233rd
Macau, China rank
236th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Korea
- Macau, China
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.0683 against 0.0635 in Macau, China, a difference of 0.0048.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 233rd and Macau, China ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3588 | 0.2065 | 0.1523 | Korea |
| 1960s | 0.2321 | 0.1605 | 0.0716 | Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1668 | 0.1255 | 0.0413 | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1308 | 0.1011 | 0.0297 | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.102 | 0.0842 | 0.0177 | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0838 | 0.0727 | 0.011 | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0728 | 0.0657 | 0.0071 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0697 | 0.0629 | 0.0068 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Korea or Macau, China?
- Korea, at 0.0683 against 0.0635 in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Korea and Macau, China?
- 0.0048, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Macau, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Macau, China rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Korea ranks 233rd and Macau, China ranks 236th 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.