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

0.0004, with Netherlands ahead.

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

148 years are reported by both, from 1876 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 Switzerland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Netherlands

0.0825

in 2023

Switzerland

0.0821

in 2023

Netherlands rank

219th

Switzerland rank

222nd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Netherlands
Switzerland

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0825 against 0.0821 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 219th and Switzerland ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.4457	0.435	0.0107	Netherlands
1880s	0.432	0.389	0.043	Netherlands
1890s	0.3873	0.358	0.0292	Netherlands
1900s	0.3373	0.3229	0.0144	Netherlands
1910s	0.2947	0.2823	0.0124	Netherlands
1920s	0.2236	0.2299	0.0063	Switzerland
1930s	0.1765	0.2023	0.0258	Switzerland
1940s	0.1939	0.1795	0.0143	Netherlands
1950s	0.131	0.147	0.016	Switzerland
1960s	0.1247	0.1332	0.0085	Switzerland
1970s	0.1178	0.1226	0.0048	Switzerland
1980s	0.1075	0.1142	0.0067	Switzerland
1990s	0.1001	0.1073	0.0073	Switzerland
2000s	0.0927	0.0949	0.0022	Switzerland
2010s	0.0864	0.0856	0.0008	Netherlands
2020s	0.0838	0.0836	0.0001	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Netherlands or Switzerland?: Netherlands, at 0.0825 against 0.0821 in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Netherlands and Switzerland?: 0.0004, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?: 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Netherlands ranks 219th and Switzerland ranks 222nd 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.