Iceland vs Malta: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Iceland
0.0858
in 2023
Malta
0.0845
in 2023
Iceland rank
212th
Malta rank
215th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0858 against 0.0845 in Malta, a difference of 0.0013.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Iceland ranks 212th and Malta ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1431 | 0.1664 | 0.0233 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.1358 | 0.1333 | 0.0025 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.1291 | 0.1166 | 0.0125 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.113 | 0.1053 | 0.0077 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.1019 | 0.0985 | 0.0034 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0921 | 0.0911 | 0.001 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0866 | 0.0916 | 0.005 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0901 | 0.088 | 0.0021 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Iceland or Malta?
- Iceland, at 0.0858 against 0.0845 in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.0013, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Iceland ranks 212th and Malta ranks 215th 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.