Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Gabon
Gabon: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1443 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1443
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
54th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4358
in 1950
All-time low
0.1443
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Gabon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Gabon stood at 0.1443. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Gabon peaked at 0.4358 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1443, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 54th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4358 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4279 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4201 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4123 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4049 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3974 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.3899 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.3824 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.3753 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3681 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3611 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3541 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3473 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3406 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3338 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3274 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3211 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3148 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3088 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.303 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2973 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2918 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2864 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.281 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2757 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2702 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.265 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2599 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.255 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.25 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2455 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2411 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2376 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2345 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2315 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.229 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2269 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.225 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2237 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2225 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2215 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2205 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2197 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.219 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2187 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2178 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2179 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2166 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2155 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.214 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2125 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2106 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2083 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2056 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.203 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2001 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1973 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.193 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1889 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1849 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1807 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.177 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1734 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.17 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1662 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1633 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1606 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1582 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1564 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.154 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1518 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1516 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1478 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1443 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4014 | 0.3681 | 0.4358 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3312 | 0.303 | 0.3611 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2732 | 0.25 | 0.2973 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2317 | 0.2225 | 0.2455 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2181 | 0.214 | 0.2215 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2004 | 0.1849 | 0.2125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.166 | 0.154 | 0.1807 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1488 | 0.1443 | 0.1518 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More poverty & inequality data for Gabon
- 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 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,587 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 -0.0126 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.49 (1996)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (1996)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Gabon?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Gabon was 0.1443 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4358 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1443 in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Gabon ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.