How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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 in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women

Benin

0.2208

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.2063

in 2023

Benin rank

9th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women over time

Benin
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.2208 against 0.2063 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0145.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Benin ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4662	0.4382	0.0281	Benin
1960s	0.4246	0.4146	0.01	Benin
1970s	0.3773	0.3853	0.008	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	0.3261	0.3621	0.036	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0.282	0.3267	0.0447	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	0.2604	0.287	0.0266	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.2423	0.2413	0.001	Benin
2020s	0.2251	0.2125	0.0126	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Benin, at 0.2208 against 0.2063 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.0145, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?: Benin ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th 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 in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women
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: 30 October 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.