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

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 Palestine: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women

South Africa

0.1656

in 2023

Palestine

0.1666

in 2023

South Africa rank

33rd

Palestine rank

31st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women over time

South Africa
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 0.1666 against 0.1656 in South Africa, a difference of 0.001.

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

South Africa ranks 33rd and Palestine ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 7 and Palestine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3442	0.3374	0.0068	South Africa
1960s	0.2774	0.2923	0.0149	Palestine
1970s	0.2456	0.2334	0.0122	South Africa
1980s	0.1994	0.1746	0.0247	South Africa
1990s	0.1961	0.137	0.0591	South Africa
2000s	0.2615	0.1189	0.1426	South Africa
2010s	0.1948	0.1043	0.0905	South Africa
2020s	0.1697	0.1144	0.0553	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 Palestine?: Palestine, at 0.1666 against 0.1656 in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between South Africa and Palestine?: 0.001, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Palestine?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Palestine rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?: South Africa ranks 33rd and Palestine ranks 31st 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: 18 September 2026

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