Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.4523 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2063, in 2023.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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% |
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 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4523 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2063 in 2023.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.