How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Costa Rica?

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.

Brunei vs Costa Rica: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Brunei

0.1122

in 2023

Costa Rica

0.1121

in 2023

Brunei rank

142nd

Costa Rica rank

143rd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Brunei
Costa Rica

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.1122 against 0.1121 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 142nd and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2906	0.2445	0.0461	Brunei
1960s	0.2039	0.2053	0.0015	Costa Rica
1970s	0.1567	0.1646	0.008	Costa Rica
1980s	0.1337	0.1257	0.008	Brunei
1990s	0.124	0.1191	0.0049	Brunei
2000s	0.1159	0.1146	0.0013	Brunei
2010s	0.1141	0.1139	0.0003	Brunei
2020s	0.1149	0.1153	0.0004	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Brunei or Costa Rica?: Brunei, at 0.1122 against 0.1121 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Brunei and Costa Rica?: 0.0001, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Costa Rica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Costa Rica rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Brunei ranks 142nd and Costa Rica ranks 143rd 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.