How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sweden?

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.

Maldives vs Sweden: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Maldives

0.0722

in 2023

Sweden

0.0725

in 2023

Maldives rank

222nd

Sweden rank

221st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Maldives
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0725 against 0.0722 in Maldives, a difference of 0.0003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 222nd and Sweden ranks 221st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4815	0.1097	0.3718	Maldives
1960s	0.4398	0.1001	0.3398	Maldives
1970s	0.3461	0.095	0.2511	Maldives
1980s	0.2402	0.0891	0.1511	Maldives
1990s	0.1638	0.0839	0.0799	Maldives
2000s	0.1071	0.0789	0.0282	Maldives
2010s	0.0835	0.0749	0.0086	Maldives
2020s	0.0744	0.0726	0.0017	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Maldives or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.0725 against 0.0722 in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Maldives and Sweden?: 0.0003, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Sweden rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Maldives ranks 222nd and Sweden ranks 221st 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.