How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?

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.

Malawi vs East Timor: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Malawi

0.1477

in 2023

East Timor

0.1491

in 2023

Malawi rank

51st

East Timor rank

48th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Malawi
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.1491 against 0.1477 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0014.

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

Malawi ranks 51st and East Timor ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and East Timor in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5088	0.5144	0.0056	East Timor
1960s	0.4895	0.474	0.0155	Malawi
1970s	0.4437	0.4864	0.0426	East Timor
1980s	0.392	0.4093	0.0173	East Timor
1990s	0.373	0.3469	0.0261	Malawi
2000s	0.2841	0.2136	0.0705	Malawi
2010s	0.1914	0.1726	0.0189	Malawi
2020s	0.1538	0.1533	0.0005	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Malawi or East Timor?: East Timor, at 0.1491 against 0.1477 in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Malawi and East Timor?: 0.0014, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Malawi ranks 51st and East Timor ranks 48th 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: 30 October 2026

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