Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Kenya
0.196
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.1986
in 2023
Kenya rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
29th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1986 against 0.196 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0026.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4321 | 0.3386 | 0.0935 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.331 | 0.2962 | 0.0348 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.2836 | 0.2843 | 0.0007 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.2458 | 0.2486 | 0.0028 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.267 | 0.2783 | 0.0113 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.239 | 0.2868 | 0.0478 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.2059 | 0.2338 | 0.0279 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.1992 | 0.2021 | 0.0029 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.1986 against 0.196 in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0026, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Kenya ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.