Ethiopia vs Ghana: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Ethiopia
0.1954
in 2023
Ghana
0.1991
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
31st
Ghana rank
28th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1991 against 0.1954 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0037.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5032 | 0.4036 | 0.0996 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.4492 | 0.3787 | 0.0705 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.4451 | 0.3603 | 0.0847 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.4371 | 0.3233 | 0.1138 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.359 | 0.2802 | 0.0788 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.2943 | 0.2499 | 0.0444 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.2274 | 0.2191 | 0.0083 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.2002 | 0.2019 | 0.0017 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.1991 against 0.1954 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 0.0037, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 28th 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.