Niger vs Somalia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Niger
0.2246
in 2023
Somalia
0.2356
in 2023
Niger rank
8th
Somalia rank
5th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.2356 against 0.2246 in Niger, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4715 | 0.4023 | 0.0693 | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.4703 | 0.3823 | 0.088 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.4716 | 0.3697 | 0.102 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.454 | 0.3459 | 0.1081 | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.4018 | 0.376 | 0.0258 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.3096 | 0.3186 | 0.009 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.2476 | 0.3127 | 0.0651 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.2295 | 0.2549 | 0.0254 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.2356 against 0.2246 in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.011, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Niger ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 5th 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.