Gambia vs Kenya: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Gambia
0.1939
in 2023
Kenya
0.196
in 2023
Gambia rank
33rd
Kenya rank
30th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Gambia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.196 against 0.1939 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0021.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5327 | 0.4321 | 0.1006 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.4845 | 0.331 | 0.1534 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.4298 | 0.2836 | 0.1462 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.3698 | 0.2458 | 0.124 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.3104 | 0.267 | 0.0433 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.2588 | 0.239 | 0.0198 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.2185 | 0.2059 | 0.0126 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1983 | 0.1992 | 0.0009 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Gambia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.196 against 0.1939 in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Gambia and Kenya?
- 0.0021, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Gambia ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 30th 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.