Japan vs Malta: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Japan
0.0856
in 2023
Malta
0.0845
in 2023
Japan rank
213th
Malta rank
215th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0856 against 0.0845 in Malta, a difference of 0.0011.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 213th and Malta ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1902 | 0.1664 | 0.0238 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.1398 | 0.1333 | 0.0065 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.1178 | 0.1166 | 0.0011 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1055 | 0.1053 | 0.0003 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.1003 | 0.0985 | 0.0018 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0964 | 0.0911 | 0.0053 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0894 | 0.0916 | 0.0023 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0864 | 0.088 | 0.0016 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Japan or Malta?
- Japan, at 0.0856 against 0.0845 in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Japan and Malta?
- 0.0011, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Japan ranks 213th and Malta ranks 215th 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.