What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?

0.003, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?

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.

Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Papua New Guinea

0.1713

in 2023

Rwanda

0.1683

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

48th

Rwanda rank

51st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Papua New Guinea
Rwanda

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1713 against 0.1683 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.003.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 51st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4152	0.4058	0.0094	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.3424	0.3765	0.0341	Rwanda
1970s	0.2817	0.3914	0.1097	Rwanda
1980s	0.243	0.3375	0.0944	Rwanda
1990s	0.2217	0.3878	0.1661	Rwanda
2000s	0.2053	0.2783	0.0731	Rwanda
2010s	0.1874	0.1894	0.002	Rwanda
2020s	0.1741	0.1719	0.0021	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.1713 against 0.1683 in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?: 0.003, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 51st 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.