How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?

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.

Lesotho vs Somalia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Lesotho

0.24

in 2023

Somalia

0.2711

in 2023

Lesotho rank

7th

Somalia rank

4th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Lesotho
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2711 against 0.24 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0311.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3809	0.4235	0.0425	Somalia
1960s	0.3489	0.4031	0.0541	Somalia
1970s	0.3158	0.3899	0.0742	Somalia
1980s	0.2587	0.3722	0.1135	Somalia
1990s	0.2635	0.397	0.1335	Somalia
2000s	0.2999	0.3387	0.0388	Somalia
2010s	0.2668	0.3378	0.0711	Somalia
2020s	0.2447	0.2836	0.039	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Lesotho or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.2711 against 0.24 in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Lesotho and Somalia?: 0.0311, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Lesotho ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th 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.