How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?

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.

Ethiopia vs Gambia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Ethiopia

0.1954

in 2023

Gambia

0.1939

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

31st

Gambia rank

33rd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Ethiopia
Gambia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.1954 against 0.1939 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0015.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 31st and Gambia ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5032	0.5327	0.0295	Gambia
1960s	0.4492	0.4845	0.0353	Gambia
1970s	0.4451	0.4298	0.0153	Ethiopia
1980s	0.4371	0.3698	0.0673	Ethiopia
1990s	0.359	0.3104	0.0486	Ethiopia
2000s	0.2943	0.2588	0.0355	Ethiopia
2010s	0.2274	0.2185	0.0089	Ethiopia
2020s	0.2002	0.1983	0.0019	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Ethiopia or Gambia?: Ethiopia, at 0.1954 against 0.1939 in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Ethiopia and Gambia?: 0.0015, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Ethiopia ranks 31st and Gambia ranks 33rd 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.