Jamaica vs Syria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Jamaica
0.1372
in 2023
Syria
0.1356
in 2023
Jamaica rank
91st
Syria rank
94th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Jamaica
- Syria
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.1372 against 0.1356 in Syria, a difference of 0.0016.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Jamaica ranks 91st and Syria ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2475 | 0.3694 | 0.1219 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.197 | 0.2692 | 0.0721 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.1724 | 0.2076 | 0.0353 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.1489 | 0.175 | 0.0261 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.1365 | 0.1447 | 0.0083 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1349 | 0.1257 | 0.0092 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.1322 | 0.1901 | 0.0579 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.1368 | 0.1321 | 0.0047 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Jamaica or Syria?
- Jamaica, at 0.1372 against 0.1356 in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Jamaica and Syria?
- 0.0016, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Syria rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Jamaica ranks 91st and Syria ranks 94th 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.