How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?

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.

Germany vs New Zealand: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Germany

0.0924

in 2023

New Zealand

0.0944

in 2023

Germany rank

197th

New Zealand rank

194th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Germany
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0944 against 0.0924 in Germany, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 197th and New Zealand ranks 194th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1672	0.1475	0.0197	Germany
1960s	0.1434	0.1368	0.0066	Germany
1970s	0.1329	0.1323	0.0006	Germany
1980s	0.1177	0.1233	0.0056	New Zealand
1990s	0.1104	0.1126	0.0022	New Zealand
2000s	0.101	0.1012	0.0002	New Zealand
2010s	0.0948	0.0944	0.0004	Germany
2020s	0.0946	0.0948	0.0002	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Germany or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.0944 against 0.0924 in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Germany and New Zealand?: 0.002, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Germany ranks 197th and New Zealand ranks 194th 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.