Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Libya
Libya: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1637 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Libya, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1637 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023.
The figure is up 59.0% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Libya peaked at 0.5062 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.103, in 2022.
Libya ranks 36th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5062 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5025 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4989 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4946 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4893 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4825 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.4738 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4642 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.452 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4383 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4232 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.4071 | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3901 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3752 | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3547 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3372 | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3199 | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3037 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2885 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2736 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2597 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2458 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2333 | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2218 | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2111 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2015 | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1928 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1854 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1787 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1728 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1678 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1631 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1588 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1548 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1511 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1475 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1441 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1408 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1379 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.135 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1325 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1301 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1281 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1265 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1252 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1246 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1245 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1248 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1253 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1255 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1256 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1246 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1234 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1221 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1208 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1196 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1187 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1178 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.117 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1162 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1154 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.123 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1139 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1132 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1144 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1133 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1122 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1097 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.108 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1085 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1073 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.108 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.103 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1637 | +59.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1637 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1061, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1637 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0963, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +59.0% | 0.103 | 0.1637 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4802 | 0.4383 | 0.5062 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3473 | 0.2736 | 0.4232 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2103 | 0.1728 | 0.2597 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1501 | 0.135 | 0.1678 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1267 | 0.1245 | 0.1325 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1206 | 0.1162 | 0.1256 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1132 | 0.108 | 0.123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1205 | 0.103 | 0.1637 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More poverty & inequality data for Libya
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 659.7 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 -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 1.03 (2012)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 1.0% (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -13.3 % change on previous year (2012)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.253 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1637 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Libya?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Libya was 0.1637 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5062 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.103 in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Libya ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.