How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?

148 years are reported by both, from 1876 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.

Sweden vs Switzerland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Sweden

0.0823

in 2023

Switzerland

0.0821

in 2023

Sweden rank

221st

Switzerland rank

222nd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0823 against 0.0821 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0002.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 221st and Switzerland ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.3924	0.435	0.0426	Switzerland
1880s	0.3578	0.389	0.0312	Switzerland
1890s	0.3314	0.358	0.0266	Switzerland
1900s	0.2987	0.3229	0.0242	Switzerland
1910s	0.278	0.2823	0.0043	Switzerland
1920s	0.2321	0.2299	0.0022	Sweden
1930s	0.1997	0.2023	0.0026	Switzerland
1940s	0.1602	0.1795	0.0193	Switzerland
1950s	0.1286	0.147	0.0185	Switzerland
1960s	0.1199	0.1332	0.0132	Switzerland
1970s	0.1155	0.1226	0.0071	Switzerland
1980s	0.1071	0.1142	0.0071	Switzerland
1990s	0.0979	0.1073	0.0095	Switzerland
2000s	0.0904	0.0949	0.0044	Switzerland
2010s	0.0854	0.0856	0.0002	Switzerland
2020s	0.0828	0.0836	0.0008	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Sweden or Switzerland?: Sweden, at 0.0823 against 0.0821 in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Sweden and Switzerland?: 0.0002, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?: 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Sweden ranks 221st and Switzerland ranks 222nd 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.