Peru vs Samoa: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Peru
0.1295
in 2023
Samoa
0.1292
in 2023
Peru rank
107th
Samoa rank
109th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Peru
- Samoa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.1295 against 0.1292 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 107th and Samoa ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3892 | 0.3031 | 0.0861 | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.3274 | 0.25 | 0.0774 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.2786 | 0.2015 | 0.0771 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.2331 | 0.1699 | 0.0632 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.1764 | 0.1501 | 0.0263 | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.147 | 0.1377 | 0.0093 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.1398 | 0.1347 | 0.0052 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.1315 | 0.1309 | 0.0006 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Peru or Samoa?
- Peru, at 0.1295 against 0.1292 in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Peru and Samoa?
- 0.0003, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Samoa rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Peru ranks 107th and Samoa ranks 109th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) β 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.