Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.2063 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2063
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
11th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4523
in 1950
All-time low
0.2063
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.2063, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.4523 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2063, in 2023.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4523 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4487 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4455 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4423 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4394 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.4361 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4335 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4304 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4278 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4256 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4235 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4252 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.423 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4206 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4208 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4159 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4085 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4057 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4028 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3997 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3959 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.393 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3904 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3877 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3855 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3832 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3816 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.38 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3759 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3736 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3717 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3691 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3664 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3635 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3621 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.359 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3557 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3519 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3479 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3438 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3396 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3353 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3308 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3283 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3228 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3256 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3177 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3137 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3095 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3052 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3017 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2988 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2943 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2898 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2852 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2805 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2762 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2716 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2666 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2614 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2566 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2518 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2473 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.243 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2387 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2345 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2304 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.226 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.223 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2168 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.216 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2109 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2063 | -2.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2063 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.184, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2063 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4382 | 0.4256 | 0.4523 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4146 | 0.3997 | 0.4252 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3853 | 0.3759 | 0.3959 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3621 | 0.3479 | 0.3736 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3267 | 0.3095 | 0.3438 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.287 | 0.2666 | 0.3052 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2413 | 0.223 | 0.2614 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2125 | 0.2063 | 0.2168 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More poverty & inequality data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 6.05 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 871.8 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 0.9963 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.3% (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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.2063 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4523 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2063 in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.