What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between French Polynesia and Switzerland?

0.0004, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Switzerland?

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.

French Polynesia vs Switzerland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

French Polynesia

0.0817

in 2023

Switzerland

0.0821

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

225th

Switzerland rank

222nd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

French Polynesia
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0821 against 0.0817 in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 225th and Switzerland ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2749	0.147	0.1279	French Polynesia
1960s	0.226	0.1332	0.0929	French Polynesia
1970s	0.1941	0.1226	0.0715	French Polynesia
1980s	0.1387	0.1142	0.0246	French Polynesia
1990s	0.1067	0.1073	0.0006	Switzerland
2000s	0.0931	0.0949	0.0017	Switzerland
2010s	0.0866	0.0856	0.001	French Polynesia
2020s	0.0868	0.0836	0.0032	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, French Polynesia or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.0821 against 0.0817 in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between French Polynesia and Switzerland?: 0.0004, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Switzerland rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: French Polynesia ranks 225th and Switzerland ranks 222nd 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.