What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Faroe Islands and Hong Kong, China?

0.0006, with Faroe Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Hong Kong, China?

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.

Faroe Islands vs Hong Kong, China: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Faroe Islands

0.0877

in 2023

Hong Kong, China

0.0871

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

208th

Hong Kong, China rank

210th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Faroe Islands
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.0877 against 0.0871 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0006.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 208th and Hong Kong, China ranks 210th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and Hong Kong, China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1885	0.2093	0.0208	Hong Kong, China
1960s	0.1267	0.1542	0.0275	Hong Kong, China
1970s	0.1135	0.1294	0.0159	Hong Kong, China
1980s	0.1104	0.11	0.0004	Faroe Islands
1990s	0.1026	0.1007	0.0019	Faroe Islands
2000s	0.098	0.0934	0.0046	Faroe Islands
2010s	0.0925	0.0895	0.003	Faroe Islands
2020s	0.0891	0.0915	0.0025	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Faroe Islands or Hong Kong, China?: Faroe Islands, at 0.0877 against 0.0871 in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Faroe Islands and Hong Kong, China?: 0.0006, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Hong Kong, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Hong Kong, China rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Faroe Islands ranks 208th and Hong Kong, China ranks 210th 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.