How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Eritrea

0.1758

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

0.1713

in 2023

Eritrea rank

46th

Papua New Guinea rank

48th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Eritrea
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.1758 against 0.1713 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0045.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5171	0.4152	0.1019	Eritrea
1960s	0.4575	0.3424	0.1151	Eritrea
1970s	0.4264	0.2817	0.1448	Eritrea
1980s	0.4115	0.243	0.1685	Eritrea
1990s	0.3186	0.2217	0.097	Eritrea
2000s	0.2423	0.2053	0.037	Eritrea
2010s	0.1996	0.1874	0.0121	Eritrea
2020s	0.1805	0.1741	0.0064	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?: Eritrea, at 0.1758 against 0.1713 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?: 0.0045, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Eritrea ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th 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.