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

Naoero
0.1811
in 2023
South Africa
0.192
in 2023
Naoero rank
36th
South Africa rank
34th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

  • Naoero
  • South Africa
00.10.20.30.4195019862023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.192 against 0.1811 in Naoero, a difference of 0.0109.

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

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

Naoero ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 34th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Naoero South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 0.2421 0.3598 0.1177 South Africa
1960s 0.2289 0.3001 0.0712 South Africa
1970s 0.2261 0.2712 0.0452 South Africa
1980s 0.2279 0.2317 0.0039 South Africa
1990s 0.2128 0.2264 0.0136 South Africa
2000s 0.2046 0.263 0.0584 South Africa
2010s 0.1954 0.2086 0.0132 South Africa
2020s 0.184 0.1899 0.0059 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Naoero or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.192 against 0.1811 in Naoero as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Naoero and South Africa?
0.0109, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and South Africa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Naoero and South Africa rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
Naoero ranks 36th 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
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.