Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Comoros
Comoros: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex was 0.1529 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1529
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
42nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.4924
in 1951
All-time low
0.1529
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.1529 for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Comoros peaked at 0.4924 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.1529, in 2023.
Comoros ranks 42nd of 229 countries on this measure, 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4593 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4924 | +7.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4518 | -8.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4481 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4444 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4404 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.4366 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4326 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.4285 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.4242 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4205 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4163 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4119 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4076 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4033 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3989 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3942 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3893 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3842 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3788 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3731 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3671 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3611 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3553 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3495 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3556 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3387 | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3331 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3274 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3218 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3157 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.31 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3043 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3005 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2935 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2885 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2835 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.28 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2747 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2703 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2652 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2601 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2548 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2494 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2441 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2394 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2354 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2316 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2319 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2271 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2261 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.22 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2187 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2139 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2109 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2078 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2046 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2023 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1978 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1946 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1908 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1875 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1841 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1806 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1774 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1742 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1711 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1682 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1653 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1629 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1594 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1601 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1553 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1529 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4458 | 0.4242 | 0.4924 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4005 | 0.3788 | 0.4205 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3483 | 0.3218 | 0.3731 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2921 | 0.2703 | 0.3157 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2439 | 0.2271 | 0.2652 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2097 | 0.1946 | 0.2261 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1762 | 0.1629 | 0.1908 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1569 | 0.1529 | 0.1601 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More poverty & inequality data for Comoros
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.88 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,734 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 8.19 (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 5.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.501 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Comoros?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Comoros was 0.1529 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4924 in 1951.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1529 in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex?
- Comoros ranks 42nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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