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

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 Tajikistan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

North Korea

0.1328

in 2023

Tajikistan

0.1334

in 2023

North Korea rank

100th

Tajikistan rank

99th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

North Korea
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 0.1334 against 0.1328 in North Korea, a difference of 0.0006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 100th and Tajikistan ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3884	0.3509	0.0374	North Korea
1960s	0.2565	0.3133	0.0568	Tajikistan
1970s	0.1976	0.2757	0.0781	Tajikistan
1980s	0.1606	0.2414	0.0808	Tajikistan
1990s	0.1949	0.2441	0.0492	Tajikistan
2000s	0.1805	0.181	0.0005	Tajikistan
2010s	0.142	0.1499	0.0079	Tajikistan
2020s	0.1344	0.1369	0.0026	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, North Korea or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 0.1334 against 0.1328 in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between North Korea and Tajikistan?: 0.0006, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Tajikistan rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: North Korea ranks 100th and Tajikistan ranks 99th 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.