How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?

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.

Burundi vs Cameroon: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Burundi

0.2119

in 2023

Cameroon

0.2072

in 2023

Burundi rank

17th

Cameroon rank

20th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Burundi
Cameroon

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.2119 against 0.2072 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0047.

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

Burundi ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4314	0.4983	0.067	Cameroon
1960s	0.4173	0.4245	0.0072	Cameroon
1970s	0.4283	0.3551	0.0733	Burundi
1980s	0.3758	0.3151	0.0607	Burundi
1990s	0.3781	0.3055	0.0726	Burundi
2000s	0.3146	0.2888	0.0258	Burundi
2010s	0.2435	0.2444	0.0009	Cameroon
2020s	0.2162	0.2141	0.0022	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Burundi or Cameroon?: Burundi, at 0.2119 against 0.2072 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Burundi and Cameroon?: 0.0047, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Burundi ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 20th 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.