How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Paraguay?

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.

North Korea vs Paraguay: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

North Korea

0.1328

in 2023

Paraguay

0.1341

in 2023

North Korea rank

100th

Paraguay rank

97th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

North Korea
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.1341 against 0.1328 in North Korea, a difference of 0.0013.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 100th and Paraguay ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3884	0.2487	0.1397	North Korea
1960s	0.2565	0.2233	0.0332	North Korea
1970s	0.1976	0.2012	0.0037	Paraguay
1980s	0.1606	0.1779	0.0173	Paraguay
1990s	0.1949	0.1605	0.0343	North Korea
2000s	0.1805	0.1478	0.0327	North Korea
2010s	0.142	0.1396	0.0024	North Korea
2020s	0.1344	0.1368	0.0025	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, North Korea or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 0.1341 against 0.1328 in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between North Korea and Paraguay?: 0.0013, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Paraguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Paraguay rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: North Korea ranks 100th and Paraguay ranks 97th 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: 30 October 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.