Laos vs Yemen: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women
Laos
0.1345
in 2023
Yemen
0.1346
in 2023
Laos rank
61st
Yemen rank
60th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women over time
- Laos
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.1346 against 0.1345 in Laos, a difference of 0.0001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Laos ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4295 | 0.5478 | 0.1183 | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.3991 | 0.4864 | 0.0874 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.3688 | 0.3855 | 0.0167 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.3183 | 0.2819 | 0.0364 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.2627 | 0.223 | 0.0397 | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.2106 | 0.1768 | 0.0338 | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.1584 | 0.1487 | 0.0097 | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1373 | 0.1397 | 0.0024 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women, Laos or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.1346 against 0.1345 in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between Laos and Yemen?
- 0.0001, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Yemen rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- Laos ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 60th 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.