What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Romania and United States?

0.001, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?

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.

Romania vs United States: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Romania

0.1169

in 2023

United States

0.1179

in 2023

Romania rank

132nd

United States rank

131st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Romania
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.1179 against 0.1169 in Romania, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 132nd and United States ranks 131st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2249	0.1597	0.0652	Romania
1960s	0.1768	0.1524	0.0245	Romania
1970s	0.1562	0.1435	0.0127	Romania
1980s	0.154	0.1311	0.0229	Romania
1990s	0.1546	0.1252	0.0295	Romania
2000s	0.1373	0.1178	0.0195	Romania
2010s	0.1231	0.1165	0.0065	Romania
2020s	0.1177	0.1244	0.0067	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Romania or United States?: United States, at 0.1179 against 0.1169 in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Romania and United States?: 0.001, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Romania and United States rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Romania ranks 132nd and United States ranks 131st 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: 30 October 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.