Iraq vs Samoa: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Iraq
0.1279
in 2023
Samoa
0.1292
in 2023
Iraq rank
111th
Samoa rank
109th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Iraq
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.1292 against 0.1279 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0013.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 111th and Samoa ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4234 | 0.3031 | 0.1203 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.2996 | 0.25 | 0.0496 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2297 | 0.2015 | 0.0282 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2707 | 0.1699 | 0.1008 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.2075 | 0.1501 | 0.0574 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1941 | 0.1377 | 0.0564 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.153 | 0.1347 | 0.0183 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1315 | 0.1309 | 0.0006 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Iraq or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.1292 against 0.1279 in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Iraq and Samoa?
- 0.0013, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Samoa rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Iraq ranks 111th and Samoa ranks 109th 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.