How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North Korea?

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.

Iraq vs North Korea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women

Iraq

0.1138

in 2023

North Korea

0.1119

in 2023

Iraq rank

91st

North Korea rank

93rd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women over time

Iraq
North Korea

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.1138 against 0.1119 in North Korea, a difference of 0.0019.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.

Iraq ranks 91st and North Korea ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and North Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3823	0.3698	0.0125	Iraq
1960s	0.2582	0.2339	0.0243	Iraq
1970s	0.1934	0.1742	0.0191	Iraq
1980s	0.1737	0.1333	0.0404	Iraq
1990s	0.1667	0.1686	0.0019	North Korea
2000s	0.1513	0.1539	0.0027	North Korea
2010s	0.1287	0.1174	0.0113	Iraq
2020s	0.1164	0.1118	0.0046	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women, Iraq or North Korea?: Iraq, at 0.1138 against 0.1119 in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between Iraq and North Korea?: 0.0019, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and North Korea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?: Iraq ranks 91st and North Korea ranks 93rd 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.