Marshall Islands vs Zambia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Marshall Islands
0.1483
in 2023
Zambia
0.1501
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
50th
Zambia rank
47th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Marshall Islands
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.1501 against 0.1483 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0018.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2613 | 0.3679 | 0.1066 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.227 | 0.331 | 0.1041 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.1916 | 0.2948 | 0.1033 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.1783 | 0.3095 | 0.1312 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.1768 | 0.3423 | 0.1655 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.1683 | 0.2846 | 0.1162 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.1608 | 0.2038 | 0.0431 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.1515 | 0.1633 | 0.0119 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Marshall Islands or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.1501 against 0.1483 in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Marshall Islands and Zambia?
- 0.0018, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Zambia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Marshall Islands ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 47th 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.