Lesotho vs Niger: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Lesotho
0.225
in 2023
Niger
0.2246
in 2023
Lesotho rank
7th
Niger rank
8th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.225 against 0.2246 in Niger, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Lesotho ranks 7th and Niger ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3462 | 0.4715 | 0.1253 | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.3138 | 0.4703 | 0.1566 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.2773 | 0.4716 | 0.1943 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.2162 | 0.454 | 0.2378 | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.2313 | 0.4018 | 0.1705 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.2912 | 0.3096 | 0.0185 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.2573 | 0.2476 | 0.0097 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.2311 | 0.2295 | 0.0016 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Lesotho or Niger?
- Lesotho, at 0.225 against 0.2246 in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Lesotho and Niger?
- 0.0004, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 7th and Niger ranks 8th 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.