How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?

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 men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Germany: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Belgium

0.0919

in 2023

Germany

0.0924

in 2023

Belgium rank

200th

Germany rank

197th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Belgium
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.0924 against 0.0919 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0005.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 200th and Germany ranks 197th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1617	0.1672	0.0054	Germany
1960s	0.1416	0.1434	0.0018	Germany
1970s	0.1295	0.1329	0.0034	Germany
1980s	0.1178	0.1177	0.0001	Belgium
1990s	0.1105	0.1104	0.0001	Belgium
2000s	0.1032	0.101	0.0022	Belgium
2010s	0.0962	0.0948	0.0013	Belgium
2020s	0.0929	0.0946	0.0017	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Belgium or Germany?: Germany, at 0.0924 against 0.0919 in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Belgium and Germany?: 0.0005, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Belgium ranks 200th and Germany ranks 197th 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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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
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.