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

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.

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

United States

0.1179

in 2023

Uruguay

0.1186

in 2023

United States rank

131st

Uruguay rank

129th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

United States
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.1186 against 0.1179 in United States, a difference of 0.0007.

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

United States ranks 131st and Uruguay ranks 129th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1597	0.1819	0.0222	Uruguay
1960s	0.1524	0.1712	0.0188	Uruguay
1970s	0.1435	0.1618	0.0182	Uruguay
1980s	0.1311	0.1453	0.0142	Uruguay
1990s	0.1252	0.1347	0.0095	Uruguay
2000s	0.1178	0.125	0.0072	Uruguay
2010s	0.1165	0.1216	0.0051	Uruguay
2020s	0.1244	0.1211	0.0033	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, United States or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.1186 against 0.1179 in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between United States and Uruguay?: 0.0007, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: United States ranks 131st and Uruguay ranks 129th 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.