Bhutan vs North Korea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women
Bhutan
0.1103
in 2023
North Korea
0.1119
in 2023
Bhutan rank
95th
North Korea rank
93rd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women over time
- Bhutan
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.1119 against 0.1103 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0016.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 95th and North Korea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4683 | 0.3698 | 0.0986 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.4415 | 0.2339 | 0.2076 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.3818 | 0.1742 | 0.2076 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.307 | 0.1333 | 0.1737 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.2344 | 0.1686 | 0.0658 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.1704 | 0.1539 | 0.0165 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.1265 | 0.1174 | 0.0091 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.1125 | 0.1118 | 0.0007 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women, Bhutan or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.1119 against 0.1103 in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between Bhutan and North Korea?
- 0.0016, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- Bhutan ranks 95th and North Korea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) β 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.