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

0.0136, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi 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.

Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Burundi

0.2119

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.2255

in 2023

Burundi rank

17th

Sierra Leone rank

14th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Burundi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2255 against 0.2119 in Burundi, a difference of 0.0136.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burundi ranks 17th 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	Burundi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4314	0.574	0.1427	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.4173	0.5174	0.1001	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.4283	0.4638	0.0355	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.3758	0.429	0.0532	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.3781	0.4186	0.0405	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.3146	0.3573	0.0427	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.2435	0.2797	0.0361	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.2162	0.2324	0.0162	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Burundi or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.2255 against 0.2119 in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 0.0136, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Burundi ranks 17th 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.