Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Afghanistan
0.18
in 2023
Myanmar
0.179
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
38th
Myanmar rank
40th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.18 against 0.179 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Myanmar ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5324 | 0.4522 | 0.0803 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.4823 | 0.3713 | 0.111 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.4369 | 0.3172 | 0.1196 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.4397 | 0.2841 | 0.1556 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.3289 | 0.2569 | 0.072 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2581 | 0.2326 | 0.0255 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2211 | 0.1941 | 0.027 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2009 | 0.1803 | 0.0205 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Afghanistan, at 0.18 against 0.179 in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 0.001, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Myanmar ranks 40th 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 men. 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.