Benin vs Mali: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Benin
0.2391
in 2023
Mali
0.2326
in 2023
Benin rank
8th
Mali rank
10th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Benin
- Mali
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.2391 against 0.2326 in Mali, a difference of 0.0065.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Mali ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4946 | 0.5667 | 0.0721 | Mali |
| 1960s | 0.4536 | 0.5437 | 0.0901 | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.4081 | 0.4884 | 0.0803 | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.3644 | 0.4097 | 0.0453 | Mali |
| 1990s | 0.3134 | 0.3553 | 0.0419 | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.2779 | 0.3022 | 0.0242 | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.2557 | 0.2587 | 0.003 | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.2415 | 0.2369 | 0.0046 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Benin or Mali?
- Benin, at 0.2391 against 0.2326 in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Benin and Mali?
- 0.0065, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Mali rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Benin ranks 8th and Mali ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) β 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.