Latvia vs Serbia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Latvia
0.0904
in 2023
Serbia
0.0916
in 2023
Latvia rank
147th
Serbia rank
144th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Latvia
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.0916 against 0.0904 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0012.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.
Latvia ranks 147th and Serbia ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1461 | 0.2185 | 0.0724 | Serbia |
| 1960s | 0.1191 | 0.152 | 0.0329 | Serbia |
| 1970s | 0.1156 | 0.1221 | 0.0065 | Serbia |
| 1980s | 0.1118 | 0.1118 | 0 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.1185 | 0.109 | 0.0095 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.1065 | 0.0986 | 0.0078 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.0951 | 0.0936 | 0.0015 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.0924 | 0.0923 | 0.0001 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Latvia or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.0916 against 0.0904 in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Latvia and Serbia?
- 0.0012, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Serbia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Serbia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Latvia ranks 147th and Serbia ranks 144th 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.