What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Namibia and South Africa?

0.0112, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?

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.

Namibia vs South Africa: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Namibia

0.1808

in 2023

South Africa

0.192

in 2023

Namibia rank

37th

South Africa rank

34th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Namibia
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.192 against 0.1808 in Namibia, a difference of 0.0112.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.416	0.3598	0.0561	Namibia
1960s	0.3415	0.3001	0.0415	Namibia
1970s	0.2844	0.2712	0.0132	Namibia
1980s	0.2766	0.2317	0.0449	Namibia
1990s	0.243	0.2264	0.0166	Namibia
2000s	0.2551	0.263	0.0079	South Africa
2010s	0.217	0.2086	0.0084	Namibia
2020s	0.1878	0.1899	0.0021	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Namibia or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.192 against 0.1808 in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Namibia and South Africa?: 0.0112, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Namibia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th 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.