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

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.

Cameroon vs Liberia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Cameroon

0.2072

in 2023

Liberia

0.2098

in 2023

Cameroon rank

20th

Liberia rank

18th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Cameroon
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.2098 against 0.2072 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0026.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Liberia ranks 18th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4983	0.4742	0.0242	Cameroon
1960s	0.4245	0.4682	0.0437	Liberia
1970s	0.3551	0.4295	0.0744	Liberia
1980s	0.3151	0.4079	0.0928	Liberia
1990s	0.3055	0.4095	0.104	Liberia
2000s	0.2888	0.2874	0.0013	Cameroon
2010s	0.2444	0.2319	0.0125	Cameroon
2020s	0.2141	0.2127	0.0013	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Cameroon or Liberia?: Liberia, at 0.2098 against 0.2072 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Cameroon and Liberia?: 0.0026, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Cameroon ranks 20th and Liberia ranks 18th 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.