Kuwait vs Qatar: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Kuwait
0.0736
in 2023
Qatar
0.0741
in 2023
Kuwait rank
216th
Qatar rank
213th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.0741 against 0.0736 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0005.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 216th and Qatar ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2869 | 0.2794 | 0.0075 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.1914 | 0.211 | 0.0196 | Qatar |
| 1970s | 0.1328 | 0.1522 | 0.0194 | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.1048 | 0.1177 | 0.0128 | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.0948 | 0.1017 | 0.0069 | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.0896 | 0.0925 | 0.0029 | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.0797 | 0.0825 | 0.0028 | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.0782 | 0.0732 | 0.005 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.0741 against 0.0736 in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.0005, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 216th and Qatar ranks 213th 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.