Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.196 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.196
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
15th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5165
in 1950
All-time low
0.196
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cote d'Ivoire, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.196 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.5165 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.196, in 2023.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 15th 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 Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5165 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5112 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.5056 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4999 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.494 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4879 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4813 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.4744 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.4672 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.4597 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.4521 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4448 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4368 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4294 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4224 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4153 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4083 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4015 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3945 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3873 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.38 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3722 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3642 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3557 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.347 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3385 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3299 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3217 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.314 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3072 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3012 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2962 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2921 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2886 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2857 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.284 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2827 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.282 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2826 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2839 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2858 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2876 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2895 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2912 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2934 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2948 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2955 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2958 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2969 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2953 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2932 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2918 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2897 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2873 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2824 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2782 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2733 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2689 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2619 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2568 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2519 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2463 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2413 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2367 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2321 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2277 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2229 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2185 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2144 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2102 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2046 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2036 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1987 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.196 | -1.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.196 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1501, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.196 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 | 0.4898 | 0.4597 | 0.5165 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4192 | 0.3873 | 0.4521 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.343 | 0.3072 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2879 | 0.282 | 0.3012 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2926 | 0.2858 | 0.2969 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2783 | 0.2568 | 0.2932 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2302 | 0.2102 | 0.2519 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2007 | 0.196 | 0.2046 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.2045 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.2019 compare
- 14 Togo 0.1966 compare
- 16 Madagascar 0.1948 compare
- 17 Liberia 0.1903 compare
- 18 Burundi 0.1868 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cote d'Ivoire
- 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 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 kg per hectare (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 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.196 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5165 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.196 in 2023.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.