How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?

116 years are reported by both, from 1908 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.

Spain vs Switzerland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Spain

0.0694

in 2023

Switzerland

0.0694

in 2023

Spain rank

230th

Switzerland rank

231st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Spain
Switzerland

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0694 against 0.0694 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 230th and Switzerland ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.4195	0.2805	0.139	Spain
1910s	0.4212	0.2618	0.1595	Spain
1920s	0.3738	0.2119	0.162	Spain
1930s	0.3159	0.1802	0.1356	Spain
1940s	0.265	0.1558	0.1091	Spain
1950s	0.1719	0.1212	0.0507	Spain
1960s	0.1295	0.1066	0.0228	Spain
1970s	0.1056	0.0966	0.0089	Spain
1980s	0.0904	0.0897	0.0007	Spain
1990s	0.0835	0.0846	0.0011	Switzerland
2000s	0.0759	0.0778	0.0019	Switzerland
2010s	0.0712	0.0725	0.0013	Switzerland
2020s	0.0716	0.0702	0.0013	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Spain or Switzerland?: Spain, at 0.0694 against 0.0694 in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Spain and Switzerland?: 0, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2023.
How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Spain ranks 230th and Switzerland ranks 231st 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.