Malawi vs Rwanda: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Malawi
0.1477
in 2023
Rwanda
0.1462
in 2023
Malawi rank
51st
Rwanda rank
53rd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1477 against 0.1462 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0015.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5088 | 0.3929 | 0.1159 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.4895 | 0.3633 | 0.1261 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.4437 | 0.3799 | 0.0638 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.392 | 0.3187 | 0.0733 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.373 | 0.3651 | 0.0079 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2841 | 0.2591 | 0.025 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.1914 | 0.1687 | 0.0227 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1538 | 0.1497 | 0.0041 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 0.1477 against 0.1462 in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.0015, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Malawi ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 53rd 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.