What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Lesotho and South Sudan?

0.0143, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Sudan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Lesotho vs South Sudan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Lesotho

0.225

in 2023

South Sudan

0.2393

in 2023

Lesotho rank

7th

South Sudan rank

4th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Lesotho
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.2393 against 0.225 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0143.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.

Lesotho ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 236 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3462	0.5194	0.1732	South Sudan
1960s	0.3138	0.5278	0.2141	South Sudan
1970s	0.2773	0.4762	0.199	South Sudan
1980s	0.2162	0.5061	0.29	South Sudan
1990s	0.2313	0.4767	0.2454	South Sudan
2000s	0.2912	0.3052	0.014	South Sudan
2010s	0.2573	0.3183	0.061	South Sudan
2020s	0.2311	0.2402	0.0091	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Lesotho or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 0.2393 against 0.225 in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Lesotho and South Sudan?: 0.0143, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and South Sudan rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Lesotho ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 4th 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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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.