How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?

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.

East Timor vs Zambia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women

East Timor

0.1491

in 2023

Zambia

0.1501

in 2023

East Timor rank

48th

Zambia rank

47th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women over time

East Timor
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1501 against 0.1491 in East Timor, a difference of 0.001.

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

East Timor ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5144	0.3679	0.1464	East Timor
1960s	0.474	0.331	0.143	East Timor
1970s	0.4864	0.2948	0.1915	East Timor
1980s	0.4093	0.3095	0.0998	East Timor
1990s	0.3469	0.3423	0.0046	East Timor
2000s	0.2136	0.2846	0.0709	Zambia
2010s	0.1726	0.2038	0.0312	Zambia
2020s	0.1533	0.1633	0.01	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women, East Timor or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.1501 against 0.1491 in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women between East Timor and Zambia?: 0.001, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do East Timor and Zambia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?: East Timor ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th 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.