Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Guinea or Somalia?

Somalia, at 0.2711 against 0.2446 in Guinea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?

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.

Guinea vs Somalia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Guinea

0.2446

in 2023

Somalia

0.2711

in 2023

Guinea rank

6th

Somalia rank

4th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Guinea
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2711 against 0.2446 in Guinea, a difference of 0.0265.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5028	0.4235	0.0794	Guinea
1960s	0.4858	0.4031	0.0827	Guinea
1970s	0.4566	0.3899	0.0667	Guinea
1980s	0.411	0.3722	0.0388	Guinea
1990s	0.3568	0.397	0.0402	Somalia
2000s	0.3042	0.3387	0.0345	Somalia
2010s	0.2715	0.3378	0.0664	Somalia
2020s	0.2491	0.2836	0.0345	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Guinea or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.2711 against 0.2446 in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Guinea and Somalia?: 0.0265, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Guinea ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th 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.