How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Niger: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Burkina Faso

0.2282

in 2023

Niger

0.2324

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Niger rank

12th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Burkina Faso
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.2324 against 0.2282 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0042.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Niger ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5097	0.4734	0.0363	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.4761	0.473	0.0031	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.4285	0.4766	0.048	Niger
1980s	0.3616	0.4511	0.0896	Niger
1990s	0.3426	0.4027	0.0601	Niger
2000s	0.3063	0.3104	0.0042	Niger
2010s	0.2511	0.2528	0.0018	Niger
2020s	0.2282	0.2369	0.0087	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Burkina Faso or Niger?: Niger, at 0.2324 against 0.2282 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Burkina Faso and Niger?: 0.0042, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Niger ranks 12th 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.