Lesotho vs Somalia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Lesotho
0.225
in 2023
Somalia
0.2356
in 2023
Lesotho rank
7th
Somalia rank
5th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.2356 against 0.225 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0106.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3462 | 0.4023 | 0.056 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.3138 | 0.3823 | 0.0685 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.2773 | 0.3697 | 0.0924 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.2162 | 0.3459 | 0.1297 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.2313 | 0.376 | 0.1448 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.2912 | 0.3186 | 0.0274 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.2573 | 0.3127 | 0.0554 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.2311 | 0.2549 | 0.0238 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.2356 against 0.225 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.0106, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 5th 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.