How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?

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.

Madagascar vs Niger: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Madagascar

0.2174

in 2023

Niger

0.2324

in 2023

Madagascar rank

15th

Niger rank

12th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Madagascar
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.2324 against 0.2174 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 15th and Niger ranks 12th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4173	0.4734	0.0561	Niger
1960s	0.3817	0.473	0.0913	Niger
1970s	0.348	0.4766	0.1286	Niger
1980s	0.3422	0.4511	0.109	Niger
1990s	0.3007	0.4027	0.102	Niger
2000s	0.245	0.3104	0.0654	Niger
2010s	0.22	0.2528	0.0328	Niger
2020s	0.2179	0.2369	0.019	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Madagascar or Niger?: Niger, at 0.2324 against 0.2174 in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Madagascar and Niger?: 0.015, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Madagascar ranks 15th and Niger ranks 12th 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.