How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?

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.

Jamaica vs Suriname: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Jamaica

0.1372

in 2023

Suriname

0.1373

in 2023

Jamaica rank

91st

Suriname rank

90th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Jamaica
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.1373 against 0.1372 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 90th of 236 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2475	0.2497	0.0022	Suriname
1960s	0.197	0.2177	0.0207	Suriname
1970s	0.1724	0.2042	0.0318	Suriname
1980s	0.1489	0.1921	0.0432	Suriname
1990s	0.1365	0.177	0.0405	Suriname
2000s	0.1349	0.1643	0.0294	Suriname
2010s	0.1322	0.1478	0.0156	Suriname
2020s	0.1368	0.1418	0.005	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Jamaica or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.1373 against 0.1372 in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Jamaica and Suriname?: 0.0001, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Jamaica ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 90th 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.