Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0879 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0879
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
158th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3684
in 1950
All-time low
0.0879
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde stood at 0.0879. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cape Verde peaked at 0.3684 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0879, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 158th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3684 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3622 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.356 | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3528 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.3499 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3472 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.3446 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.3417 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3385 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3346 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.33 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.3242 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3176 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.31 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3019 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2937 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2858 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2785 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2719 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2657 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2598 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2541 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2482 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2415 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2354 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2285 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2229 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2159 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2112 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2071 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2036 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2004 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1976 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1944 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1934 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1878 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.184 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1799 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1758 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1718 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1681 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1648 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1618 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1588 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1561 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1654 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1473 | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1423 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1377 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1332 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1291 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1263 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1229 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1201 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1176 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1146 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1126 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1116 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1088 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.107 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1057 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1025 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0991 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0976 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0963 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0952 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0936 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0931 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0903 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0952 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0914 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0886 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0879 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3496 | 0.3346 | 0.3684 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2979 | 0.2657 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2325 | 0.2071 | 0.2598 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1889 | 0.1718 | 0.2036 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1536 | 0.1332 | 0.1681 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.117 | 0.107 | 0.1291 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0973 | 0.0903 | 0.1057 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0908 | 0.0879 | 0.0952 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More poverty & inequality data for Cape Verde
- 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 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 40.3 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 75.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.84 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.8% (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 Cape Verde?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cape Verde was 0.0879 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3684 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0879 in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Cape Verde ranks 158th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.