What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Republic of Korea and Norway?

0.001, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Norway?

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.

Republic of Korea vs Norway: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Republic of Korea

0.0778

in 2023

Norway

0.0768

in 2023

Republic of Korea rank

231st

Norway rank

232nd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Republic of Korea
Norway

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.0778 against 0.0768 in Norway, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 231st and Norway ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3773	0.1364	0.241	Republic of Korea
1960s	0.2508	0.1272	0.1236	Republic of Korea
1970s	0.1935	0.1201	0.0735	Republic of Korea
1980s	0.157	0.1135	0.0436	Republic of Korea
1990s	0.1243	0.1029	0.0213	Republic of Korea
2000s	0.1025	0.0954	0.0071	Republic of Korea
2010s	0.0882	0.0868	0.0014	Republic of Korea
2020s	0.0821	0.0813	0.0008	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Republic of Korea or Norway?: Republic of Korea, at 0.0778 against 0.0768 in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Republic of Korea and Norway?: 0.001, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Norway?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Norway rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Republic of Korea ranks 231st and Norway ranks 232nd 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: 28 August 2026

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