North Korea vs Tonga: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
North Korea
0.1328
in 2023
Tonga
0.1324
in 2023
North Korea rank
100th
Tonga rank
101st
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- North Korea
- Tonga
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.1328 against 0.1324 in Tonga, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 100th and Tonga ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 7 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3884 | 0.3002 | 0.0882 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.2565 | 0.2217 | 0.0348 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1976 | 0.1793 | 0.0183 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1606 | 0.1645 | 0.0039 | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.1949 | 0.1551 | 0.0398 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1805 | 0.1444 | 0.0361 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.142 | 0.1371 | 0.0049 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1344 | 0.1339 | 0.0004 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, North Korea or Tonga?
- North Korea, at 0.1328 against 0.1324 in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between North Korea and Tonga?
- 0.0004, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Tonga rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- North Korea ranks 100th and Tonga ranks 101st 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.