New Zealand vs Portugal: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
New Zealand
0.0944
in 2023
Portugal
0.0951
in 2023
New Zealand rank
194th
Portugal rank
192nd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0951 against 0.0944 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0007.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 194th and Portugal ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.157 | 0.3013 | 0.1443 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.1475 | 0.2499 | 0.1025 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.1368 | 0.2065 | 0.0697 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1323 | 0.1662 | 0.0339 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1233 | 0.1389 | 0.0156 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1126 | 0.1272 | 0.0146 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1012 | 0.1115 | 0.0103 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0944 | 0.0996 | 0.0052 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0948 | 0.0971 | 0.0023 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0951 against 0.0944 in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.0007, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- New Zealand ranks 194th and Portugal ranks 192nd 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.