South Korea vs Macao: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
South Korea
0.0778
in 2023
Macao
0.0809
in 2023
South Korea rank
231st
Macao rank
228th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- South Korea
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 0.0809 against 0.0778 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0031.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 231st and Macao ranks 228th of 236 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3773 | 0.2201 | 0.1572 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.2508 | 0.1741 | 0.0768 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1935 | 0.1401 | 0.0534 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.157 | 0.1174 | 0.0396 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1243 | 0.1009 | 0.0234 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1025 | 0.0881 | 0.0144 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0882 | 0.0809 | 0.0073 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0821 | 0.0804 | 0.0017 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, South Korea or Macao?
- Macao, at 0.0809 against 0.0778 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between South Korea and Macao?
- 0.0031, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Macao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Macao rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- South Korea ranks 231st and Macao ranks 228th 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.