What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Netherlands and Sweden?

0.0002, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?

174 years are reported by both, from 1850 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.

Netherlands vs Sweden: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Netherlands

0.0825

in 2023

Sweden

0.0823

in 2023

Netherlands rank

219th

Sweden rank

221st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Netherlands
Sweden

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0825 against 0.0823 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0002.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 219th and Sweden ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 16 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.4797	0.4237	0.056	Netherlands
1860s	0.4805	0.3994	0.081	Netherlands
1870s	0.4689	0.3844	0.0845	Netherlands
1880s	0.432	0.3578	0.0742	Netherlands
1890s	0.3873	0.3314	0.0559	Netherlands
1900s	0.3373	0.2987	0.0386	Netherlands
1910s	0.2947	0.278	0.0167	Netherlands
1920s	0.2236	0.2321	0.0085	Sweden
1930s	0.1765	0.1997	0.0232	Sweden
1940s	0.1939	0.1602	0.0337	Netherlands
1950s	0.131	0.1286	0.0025	Netherlands
1960s	0.1247	0.1199	0.0048	Netherlands
1970s	0.1178	0.1155	0.0024	Netherlands
1980s	0.1075	0.1071	0.0004	Netherlands
1990s	0.1001	0.0979	0.0022	Netherlands
2000s	0.0927	0.0904	0.0022	Netherlands
2010s	0.0864	0.0854	0.001	Netherlands
2020s	0.0838	0.0828	0.001	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Netherlands or Sweden?: Netherlands, at 0.0825 against 0.0823 in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Netherlands and Sweden?: 0.0002, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?: 174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Netherlands ranks 219th and Sweden ranks 221st 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.