Myanmar vs Zambia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Myanmar
0.179
in 2023
Zambia
0.178
in 2023
Myanmar rank
40th
Zambia rank
41st
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Myanmar
- Zambia
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.179 against 0.178 in Zambia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4522 | 0.3793 | 0.0729 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.3713 | 0.3426 | 0.0286 | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.3172 | 0.3078 | 0.0094 | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.2841 | 0.3271 | 0.043 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.2569 | 0.3559 | 0.099 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.2326 | 0.2925 | 0.0599 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.1941 | 0.2238 | 0.0297 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.1803 | 0.19 | 0.0097 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Myanmar or Zambia?
- Myanmar, at 0.179 against 0.178 in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Myanmar and Zambia?
- 0.001, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Zambia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Myanmar ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 41st 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.