How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

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.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Central African Republic

0.2582

in 2023

Somalia

0.2711

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

5th

Somalia rank

4th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2711 against 0.2582 in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0129.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4689	0.4235	0.0455	Central African Republic
1960s	0.4198	0.4031	0.0168	Central African Republic
1970s	0.3663	0.3899	0.0236	Somalia
1980s	0.3408	0.3722	0.0314	Somalia
1990s	0.3451	0.397	0.0519	Somalia
2000s	0.3523	0.3387	0.0136	Central African Republic
2010s	0.3418	0.3378	0.004	Central African Republic
2020s	0.3674	0.2836	0.0837	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.2711 against 0.2582 in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 0.0129, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Central African Republic ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th 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.