North Korea vs Paraguay: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women
North Korea
0.1119
in 2023
Paraguay
0.1098
in 2023
North Korea rank
93rd
Paraguay rank
96th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women over time
- North Korea
- Paraguay
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.1119 against 0.1098 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0021.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3698 | 0.2196 | 0.1502 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.2339 | 0.1992 | 0.0347 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1742 | 0.1862 | 0.012 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.1333 | 0.166 | 0.0327 | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.1686 | 0.1424 | 0.0262 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1539 | 0.1289 | 0.0251 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1174 | 0.1163 | 0.0011 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1118 | 0.1153 | 0.0035 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women, North Korea or Paraguay?
- North Korea, at 0.1119 against 0.1098 in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between North Korea and Paraguay?
- 0.0021, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Paraguay rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- North Korea ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 96th 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.