What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between China and Saudi Arabia?

0.0008, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?

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.

China vs Saudi Arabia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

China

0.1012

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

0.102

in 2023

China rank

176th

Saudi Arabia rank

173rd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

China
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.102 against 0.1012 in China, a difference of 0.0008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

China ranks 176th and Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3536	0.4435	0.0899	Saudi Arabia
1960s	0.3147	0.3736	0.0589	Saudi Arabia
1970s	0.2228	0.2713	0.0485	Saudi Arabia
1980s	0.1801	0.1864	0.0063	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0.1593	0.139	0.0203	China
2000s	0.1325	0.121	0.0115	China
2010s	0.1119	0.1101	0.0018	China
2020s	0.1029	0.1016	0.0012	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, China or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.102 against 0.1012 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between China and Saudi Arabia?: 0.0008, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: China ranks 176th and Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd 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.