Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Italy or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.0823 against 0.0819 in Italy as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?

152 years are reported by both, from 1872 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.

Italy vs Sweden: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Italy

0.0819

in 2023

Sweden

0.0823

in 2023

Italy rank

223rd

Sweden rank

221st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Italy
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0823 against 0.0819 in Italy, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1872 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 223rd and Sweden ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.5318	0.3879	0.1439	Italy
1880s	0.5015	0.3578	0.1438	Italy
1890s	0.4456	0.3314	0.1142	Italy
1900s	0.4093	0.2987	0.1106	Italy
1910s	0.423	0.278	0.1451	Italy
1920s	0.3393	0.2321	0.1072	Italy
1930s	0.2892	0.1997	0.0895	Italy
1940s	0.2929	0.1602	0.1327	Italy
1950s	0.1797	0.1286	0.0512	Italy
1960s	0.1546	0.1199	0.0347	Italy
1970s	0.133	0.1155	0.0175	Italy
1980s	0.116	0.1071	0.0089	Italy
1990s	0.1084	0.0979	0.0106	Italy
2000s	0.0951	0.0904	0.0047	Italy
2010s	0.0862	0.0854	0.0008	Italy
2020s	0.0861	0.0828	0.0033	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Italy or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.0823 against 0.0819 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Italy and Sweden?: 0.0004, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?: 152 years are reported by both, from 1872 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Italy ranks 223rd and Sweden ranks 221st 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.