Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Botswana
Botswana: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex was 0.1469 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1469
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
52nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.3634
in 1950
All-time low
0.1469
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Botswana is 0.1469, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Botswana peaked at 0.3634 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1469, in 2023.
That places Botswana 52nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3634 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3588 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3542 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3496 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3448 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3396 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3342 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3282 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3222 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3159 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3098 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3039 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2988 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2931 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2877 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2824 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.277 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2718 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2665 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.261 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2555 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2496 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2435 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2372 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2306 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.224 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2172 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2103 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2036 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1974 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1917 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1865 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1819 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1782 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1754 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1739 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1741 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1757 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1835 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1852 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.192 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1996 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2088 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2185 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2269 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2346 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2412 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2471 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2517 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2552 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.257 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2573 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2562 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2533 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2494 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2442 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2428 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2321 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2253 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2197 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2133 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2098 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2051 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2013 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1957 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.189 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1815 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.174 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1672 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1611 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1531 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1599 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1497 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1469 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3411 | 0.3159 | 0.3634 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2852 | 0.261 | 0.3098 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2269 | 0.1974 | 0.2555 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1806 | 0.1739 | 0.1917 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2275 | 0.192 | 0.2552 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2437 | 0.2197 | 0.2573 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1898 | 0.1611 | 0.2133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1524 | 0.1469 | 0.1599 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.73 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 900.4 (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 3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Botswana?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Botswana was 0.1469 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3634 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1469 in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex?
- Botswana ranks 52nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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