How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uruguay?

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.

Nicaragua vs Uruguay: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Nicaragua

0.1027

in 2023

Uruguay

0.1027

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

116th

Uruguay rank

115th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Nicaragua
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.1027 against 0.1027 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.

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

Nicaragua ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 115th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3926	0.1591	0.2335	Nicaragua
1960s	0.3222	0.1489	0.1734	Nicaragua
1970s	0.2686	0.1388	0.1297	Nicaragua
1980s	0.2125	0.1227	0.0898	Nicaragua
1990s	0.1712	0.1129	0.0584	Nicaragua
2000s	0.1328	0.1066	0.0262	Nicaragua
2010s	0.1128	0.1028	0.01	Nicaragua
2020s	0.1071	0.1053	0.0018	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Nicaragua or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.1027 against 0.1027 in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Nicaragua and Uruguay?: 0, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Uruguay rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Nicaragua ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 115th 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.