Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Algeria
Algeria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1001 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1001
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
128th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4118
in 1950
All-time low
0.1001
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Algeria stood at 0.1001. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Algeria peaked at 0.4118 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1001, in 2023.
That places Algeria 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4118 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4062 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.4043 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4027 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4047 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.4023 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.4018 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4013 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.4012 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4011 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4012 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4016 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4103 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4038 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4052 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4066 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4075 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4076 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4067 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4045 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4007 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3955 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3887 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3805 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3709 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.36 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3476 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3337 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3182 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3014 | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2845 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2623 | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2424 | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.225 | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2102 | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1959 | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1856 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1749 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1683 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1631 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1574 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1564 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1542 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1577 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1572 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1547 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1502 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.146 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1423 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1388 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1355 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1328 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1282 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1273 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1226 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1207 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1187 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1173 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.116 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1146 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1133 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1121 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1114 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1106 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1099 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1092 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1085 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1076 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1066 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1054 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1063 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1035 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1014 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1001 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4037 | 0.4011 | 0.4118 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4055 | 0.4012 | 0.4103 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3597 | 0.3014 | 0.4007 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2112 | 0.1631 | 0.2845 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1515 | 0.1388 | 0.1577 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1234 | 0.1146 | 0.1355 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1095 | 0.1054 | 0.1133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1029 | 0.1001 | 0.1063 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More poverty & inequality data for Algeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 13.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.443 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Algeria?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Algeria was 0.1001 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4118 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1001 in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Algeria ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.