How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?

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.

Costa Rica vs Poland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Costa Rica

0.1121

in 2023

Poland

0.1132

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

143rd

Poland rank

140th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Costa Rica
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.1132 against 0.1121 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0011.

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

Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Poland ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2445	0.2258	0.0187	Costa Rica
1960s	0.2053	0.1666	0.0387	Costa Rica
1970s	0.1646	0.153	0.0116	Costa Rica
1980s	0.1257	0.1473	0.0216	Poland
1990s	0.1191	0.1383	0.0192	Poland
2000s	0.1146	0.1245	0.0099	Poland
2010s	0.1139	0.117	0.0032	Poland
2020s	0.1153	0.1144	0.0009	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Costa Rica or Poland?: Poland, at 0.1132 against 0.1121 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Costa Rica and Poland?: 0.0011, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Poland ranks 140th 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.