Ghana vs Kenya: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Ghana
0.1991
in 2023
Kenya
0.196
in 2023
Ghana rank
28th
Kenya rank
30th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1991 against 0.196 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0031.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Ghana ranks 28th and Kenya ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4036 | 0.4321 | 0.0285 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.3787 | 0.331 | 0.0477 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.3603 | 0.2836 | 0.0768 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.3233 | 0.2458 | 0.0775 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.2802 | 0.267 | 0.0132 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.2499 | 0.239 | 0.0108 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.2191 | 0.2059 | 0.0132 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.2019 | 0.1992 | 0.0027 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Ghana or Kenya?
- Ghana, at 0.1991 against 0.196 in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0.0031, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Ghana ranks 28th and Kenya ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) β 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.