How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Benin

0.2391

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.2346

in 2023

Benin rank

8th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

9th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Benin
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.2391 against 0.2346 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0045.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4946	0.4563	0.0382	Benin
1960s	0.4536	0.4348	0.0188	Benin
1970s	0.4081	0.4011	0.007	Benin
1980s	0.3644	0.3743	0.01	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0.3134	0.3535	0.0401	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	0.2779	0.3109	0.0329	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.2557	0.2647	0.009	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.2415	0.2398	0.0017	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Benin, at 0.2391 against 0.2346 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.0045, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Benin ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th 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.