How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?

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.

Mauritania vs Yemen: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Mauritania

0.1407

in 2023

Yemen

0.1346

in 2023

Mauritania rank

57th

Yemen rank

60th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Mauritania
Yemen

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1407 against 0.1346 in Yemen, a difference of 0.0061.

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

Mauritania ranks 57th and Yemen ranks 60th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4322	0.5478	0.1156	Yemen
1960s	0.3611	0.4864	0.1254	Yemen
1970s	0.3089	0.3855	0.0766	Yemen
1980s	0.2648	0.2819	0.0171	Yemen
1990s	0.2298	0.223	0.0068	Mauritania
2000s	0.1834	0.1768	0.0066	Mauritania
2010s	0.1559	0.1487	0.0072	Mauritania
2020s	0.1441	0.1397	0.0044	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Mauritania or Yemen?: Mauritania, at 0.1407 against 0.1346 in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Mauritania and Yemen?: 0.0061, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Mauritania ranks 57th and Yemen ranks 60th 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.