Eritrea vs Malawi: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Eritrea
0.1758
in 2023
Malawi
0.1766
in 2023
Eritrea rank
46th
Malawi rank
44th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Eritrea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1766 against 0.1758 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0008.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Eritrea ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5171 | 0.5399 | 0.0228 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.4575 | 0.5174 | 0.0599 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.4264 | 0.4699 | 0.0434 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.4115 | 0.4169 | 0.0054 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.3186 | 0.3908 | 0.0721 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2423 | 0.2999 | 0.0576 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.1996 | 0.217 | 0.0174 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1805 | 0.1838 | 0.0034 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Eritrea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1766 against 0.1758 in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Eritrea and Malawi?
- 0.0008, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Eritrea ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 44th 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.