What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between South Africa and Tanzania?

0.0007, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania?

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.

South Africa vs Tanzania: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women

South Africa

0.1656

in 2023

Tanzania

0.1649

in 2023

South Africa rank

33rd

Tanzania rank

34th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women over time

South Africa
Tanzania

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1656 against 0.1649 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0007.

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

South Africa ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3442	0.4037	0.0595	Tanzania
1960s	0.2774	0.3827	0.1052	Tanzania
1970s	0.2456	0.3413	0.0957	Tanzania
1980s	0.1994	0.3126	0.1132	Tanzania
1990s	0.1961	0.3101	0.114	Tanzania
2000s	0.2615	0.2513	0.0102	South Africa
2010s	0.1948	0.1913	0.0035	South Africa
2020s	0.1697	0.1652	0.0046	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women, South Africa or Tanzania?: South Africa, at 0.1656 against 0.1649 in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between South Africa and Tanzania?: 0.0007, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Tanzania rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?: South Africa ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 34th 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: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.