What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?

0.0027, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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 Sierra Leone: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Burkina Faso

0.2282

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.2255

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Sierra Leone rank

14th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2282 against 0.2255 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0027.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5097	0.574	0.0643	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.4761	0.5174	0.0413	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.4285	0.4638	0.0353	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.3616	0.429	0.0674	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.3426	0.4186	0.0759	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.3063	0.3573	0.051	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.2511	0.2797	0.0286	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.2282	0.2324	0.0042	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?: Burkina Faso, at 0.2282 against 0.2255 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?: 0.0027, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th 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.