Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.2019 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2019
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5059
in 1950
All-time low
0.2019
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.2019 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5059 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2019, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5059 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5024 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4996 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4962 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4931 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.49 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.4867 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4833 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4794 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4758 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4723 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4691 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4652 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4619 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4585 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4553 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4519 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4488 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4456 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4429 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4376 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4342 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4294 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4237 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4161 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4081 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3996 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3906 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3819 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3744 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3665 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3625 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.355 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3507 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3465 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3432 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3403 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3384 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3372 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3363 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3354 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3347 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3335 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3325 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3312 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3296 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3274 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3278 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3214 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3177 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3137 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3095 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3065 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3011 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2948 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2879 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.282 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.276 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2677 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2618 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.256 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2492 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2444 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2396 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.235 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2303 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2261 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2219 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2179 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2146 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2098 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2095 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2055 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2019 | -1.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.2019 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.184, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.2019 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4912 | 0.4758 | 0.5059 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4571 | 0.4429 | 0.4723 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4096 | 0.3744 | 0.4376 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3476 | 0.3363 | 0.3665 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3291 | 0.3177 | 0.3354 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2901 | 0.2618 | 0.3137 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2335 | 0.2146 | 0.256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2067 | 0.2019 | 0.2098 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 10 Mali 0.2162 compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2063 compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.2045 compare
- 14 Togo 0.1966 compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 0.196 compare
- 16 Madagascar 0.1948 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,198 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 -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Burkina Faso?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Burkina Faso was 0.2019 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5059 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2019 in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.