How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Korea?

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.

Brazil vs North Korea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Brazil

0.1341

in 2023

North Korea

0.1328

in 2023

Brazil rank

98th

North Korea rank

100th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Brazil
North Korea

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.1341 against 0.1328 in North Korea, a difference of 0.0013.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.

Brazil ranks 98th and North Korea ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.346	0.3884	0.0424	North Korea
1960s	0.2999	0.2565	0.0434	Brazil
1970s	0.2589	0.1976	0.0613	Brazil
1980s	0.2148	0.1606	0.0542	Brazil
1990s	0.1829	0.1949	0.012	North Korea
2000s	0.1584	0.1805	0.0221	North Korea
2010s	0.1459	0.142	0.0039	Brazil
2020s	0.1386	0.1344	0.0043	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Brazil or North Korea?: Brazil, at 0.1341 against 0.1328 in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Brazil and North Korea?: 0.0013, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and North Korea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Brazil ranks 98th and North Korea ranks 100th 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: 30 October 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.