What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Sao Tome and Principe and Viet Nam?

0.0003, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Viet Nam?

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Viet Nam: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Sao Tome and Principe

0.1479

in 2023

Viet Nam

0.1476

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe rank

73rd

Viet Nam rank

74th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Viet Nam

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1479 against 0.1476 in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd and Viet Nam ranks 74th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 7 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4562	0.3275	0.1286	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.3452	0.295	0.0502	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.2613	0.2785	0.0172	Viet Nam
1980s	0.2512	0.2109	0.0402	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.2339	0.1775	0.0564	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.1999	0.1598	0.04	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.1677	0.1535	0.0141	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.1508	0.1488	0.0019	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Sao Tome and Principe or Viet Nam?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1479 against 0.1476 in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Sao Tome and Principe and Viet Nam?: 0.0003, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Viet Nam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Viet Nam rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd and Viet Nam ranks 74th 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.