How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?

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.

Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Cuba

0.1115

in 2023

Puerto Rico

0.1094

in 2023

Cuba rank

145th

Puerto Rico rank

147th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Cuba
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.1115 against 0.1094 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0021.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 145th and Puerto Rico ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2335	0.1981	0.0354	Cuba
1960s	0.193	0.1756	0.0174	Cuba
1970s	0.1542	0.1651	0.0109	Puerto Rico
1980s	0.1333	0.1582	0.0248	Puerto Rico
1990s	0.1255	0.1508	0.0252	Puerto Rico
2000s	0.1155	0.1318	0.0162	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.1125	0.1195	0.007	Puerto Rico
2020s	0.1116	0.1273	0.0157	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Cuba or Puerto Rico?: Cuba, at 0.1115 against 0.1094 in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Cuba and Puerto Rico?: 0.0021, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Cuba ranks 145th and Puerto Rico ranks 147th 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.