Afghanistan vs Zambia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Afghanistan
0.18
in 2023
Zambia
0.178
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
38th
Zambia rank
41st
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Afghanistan
- Zambia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.18 against 0.178 in Zambia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5324 | 0.3793 | 0.1532 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.4823 | 0.3426 | 0.1396 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.4369 | 0.3078 | 0.1291 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.4397 | 0.3271 | 0.1126 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.3289 | 0.3559 | 0.0269 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.2581 | 0.2925 | 0.0344 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2211 | 0.2238 | 0.0028 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2009 | 0.19 | 0.0109 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Afghanistan or Zambia?
- Afghanistan, at 0.18 against 0.178 in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 0.002, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 41st 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.