Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1836 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1836
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
22nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4807
in 1969
All-time low
0.1836
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.1836 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.4807 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1836, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.432 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4293 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.4266 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.4239 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4212 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4184 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4157 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4129 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4101 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.4073 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4045 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4017 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3989 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.396 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3932 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3904 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3876 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3848 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3821 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4807 | +25.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4793 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4375 | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3828 | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3804 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4039 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4333 | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4769 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3972 | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3939 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3737 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3403 | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3403 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3309 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.328 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3261 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3218 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3191 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3174 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3153 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.314 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3129 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3118 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3107 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3096 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3083 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3067 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3046 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3019 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2987 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2949 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2907 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2863 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2814 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2763 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2709 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2661 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2606 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.255 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2492 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.244 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.239 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2341 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2292 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2245 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.22 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2157 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2114 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2072 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2034 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1993 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1948 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1932 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1877 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1836 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4197 | 0.4073 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.402 | 0.3821 | 0.4807 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4159 | 0.3737 | 0.4793 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3253 | 0.314 | 0.3403 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.306 | 0.2949 | 0.3129 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.268 | 0.244 | 0.2907 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2184 | 0.1993 | 0.239 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1898 | 0.1836 | 0.1948 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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 4.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.29 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.3% (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 86.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 44.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1836 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 0.1836 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4807 in 1969.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1836 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.