How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?

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.

Botswana vs East Timor: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Botswana

0.1641

in 2023

East Timor

0.1657

in 2023

Botswana rank

55th

East Timor rank

52nd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Botswana
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.1657 against 0.1641 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0016.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.

Botswana ranks 55th and East Timor ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3633	0.5362	0.1729	East Timor
1960s	0.3084	0.4941	0.1856	East Timor
1970s	0.2533	0.5053	0.252	East Timor
1980s	0.2101	0.455	0.2449	East Timor
1990s	0.2431	0.3636	0.1204	East Timor
2000s	0.2496	0.2287	0.021	Botswana
2010s	0.2029	0.1888	0.0141	Botswana
2020s	0.1685	0.1699	0.0013	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Botswana or East Timor?: East Timor, at 0.1657 against 0.1641 in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Botswana and East Timor?: 0.0016, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and East Timor rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Botswana ranks 55th and East Timor ranks 52nd 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.