How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives 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.

Maldives vs Norway: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Maldives

0.0785

in 2023

Norway

0.0768

in 2023

Maldives rank

230th

Norway rank

232nd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Maldives
Norway

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0785 against 0.0768 in Norway, a difference of 0.0017.

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

Maldives ranks 230th and Norway ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5049	0.1364	0.3686	Maldives
1960s	0.4532	0.1272	0.3261	Maldives
1970s	0.353	0.1201	0.233	Maldives
1980s	0.2487	0.1135	0.1353	Maldives
1990s	0.1741	0.1029	0.0712	Maldives
2000s	0.1155	0.0954	0.02	Maldives
2010s	0.0896	0.0868	0.0028	Maldives
2020s	0.0827	0.0813	0.0015	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Maldives or Norway?: Maldives, at 0.0785 against 0.0768 in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Maldives and Norway?: 0.0017, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Norway?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Norway rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Maldives ranks 230th 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.