United States vs United States Virgin Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
United States
0.1179
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
0.1185
in 2023
United States rank
131st
United States Virgin Islands rank
130th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- United States
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.1185 against 0.1179 in United States, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
United States ranks 131st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1597 | 0.2277 | 0.068 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 0.1524 | 0.1985 | 0.0461 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 0.1435 | 0.1736 | 0.0301 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 0.1311 | 0.1549 | 0.0238 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 0.1252 | 0.1411 | 0.0159 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 0.1178 | 0.1323 | 0.0145 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1165 | 0.1256 | 0.009 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 0.1244 | 0.1202 | 0.0042 | 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 0.1185 against 0.1179 in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between United States and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0006, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do United States and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- United States ranks 131st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 130th 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.