Kuwait vs Sweden: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Kuwait
0.0829
in 2023
Sweden
0.0823
in 2023
Kuwait rank
218th
Sweden rank
221st
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Kuwait
- Sweden
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0829 against 0.0823 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 218th and Sweden ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3184 | 0.1286 | 0.1898 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.2152 | 0.1199 | 0.0952 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.1564 | 0.1155 | 0.0409 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1256 | 0.1071 | 0.0185 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.1124 | 0.0979 | 0.0145 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1021 | 0.0904 | 0.0117 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0898 | 0.0854 | 0.0044 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0852 | 0.0828 | 0.0024 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Kuwait or Sweden?
- Kuwait, at 0.0829 against 0.0823 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Kuwait and Sweden?
- 0.0006, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Sweden rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Kuwait ranks 218th and Sweden ranks 221st 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.