What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Cape Verde and United States?

0.0019, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and United States?

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.

Cape Verde vs United States: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Cape Verde

0.116

in 2023

United States

0.1179

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

133rd

United States rank

131st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Cape Verde
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.1179 against 0.116 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0019.

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

Cape Verde ranks 133rd and United States ranks 131st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3612	0.1597	0.2015	Cape Verde
1960s	0.3081	0.1524	0.1557	Cape Verde
1970s	0.2475	0.1435	0.104	Cape Verde
1980s	0.2213	0.1311	0.0901	Cape Verde
1990s	0.2021	0.1252	0.0769	Cape Verde
2000s	0.1569	0.1178	0.0391	Cape Verde
2010s	0.1321	0.1165	0.0155	Cape Verde
2020s	0.1194	0.1244	0.005	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Cape Verde or United States?: United States, at 0.1179 against 0.116 in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Cape Verde and United States?: 0.0019, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and United States?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and United States rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Cape Verde ranks 133rd and United States ranks 131st 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.