Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Tonga or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.1082 against 0.1077 in Tonga as of 2023.

What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.0005, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago?

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.

Tonga vs Trinidad and Tobago: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Tonga

0.1077

in 2023

Trinidad and Tobago

0.1082

in 2023

Tonga rank

101st

Trinidad and Tobago rank

100th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.1082 against 0.1077 in Tonga, a difference of 0.0005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tonga	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2562	0.2062	0.05	Tonga
1960s	0.1972	0.1666	0.0306	Tonga
1970s	0.1592	0.1521	0.0071	Tonga
1980s	0.1414	0.1376	0.0038	Tonga
1990s	0.1288	0.133	0.0042	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.118	0.1249	0.0068	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	0.1116	0.1118	0.0003	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.109	0.1105	0.0015	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Tonga or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.1082 against 0.1077 in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.0005, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Tonga ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th 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.