What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?

0.0004, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?

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.

Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Papua New Guinea

0.1505

in 2023

Zambia

0.1501

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

44th

Zambia rank

47th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Papua New Guinea
Zambia

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1505 against 0.1501 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 47th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3941	0.3679	0.0262	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.3226	0.331	0.0085	Zambia
1970s	0.2601	0.2948	0.0347	Zambia
1980s	0.2204	0.3095	0.0891	Zambia
1990s	0.2025	0.3423	0.1398	Zambia
2000s	0.1906	0.2846	0.094	Zambia
2010s	0.1662	0.2038	0.0377	Zambia
2020s	0.1534	0.1633	0.0099	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.1505 against 0.1501 in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?: 0.0004, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Papua New Guinea ranks 44th 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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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.