What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?

0.0018, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.2063

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.2045

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Sierra Leone rank

12th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.2063 against 0.2045 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0018.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4382	0.5459	0.1077	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.4146	0.4912	0.0767	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.3853	0.4352	0.0499	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.3621	0.4017	0.0396	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.3267	0.3933	0.0666	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.287	0.3455	0.0585	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.2413	0.2687	0.0274	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.2125	0.2134	0.0009	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.2063 against 0.2045 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 0.0018, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th 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.