Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Namibia
Namibia: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex was 0.1533 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1533
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
41st
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.4076
in 1950
All-time low
0.1533
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1533 for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Namibia peaked at 0.4076 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1533, in 2023.
That places Namibia 41st out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4076 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4017 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3956 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.3894 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3827 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.3762 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3696 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.3627 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.3553 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3484 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3414 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.334 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3269 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3202 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3135 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.307 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3009 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2948 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2885 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2827 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2769 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2708 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.265 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2593 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2538 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2478 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2428 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2374 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2322 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2277 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2258 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.222 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2181 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2157 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2127 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2105 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2086 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2059 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2065 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2029 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2032 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2059 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2099 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2154 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2229 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2299 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2365 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2427 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2492 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2522 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2575 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2613 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2603 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2595 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2573 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2538 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2486 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2418 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2359 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2324 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.227 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2235 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2164 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2125 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2083 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2037 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1982 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1924 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.186 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1794 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1709 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1741 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1639 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1533 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3789 | 0.3484 | 0.4076 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.311 | 0.2827 | 0.3414 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2514 | 0.2277 | 0.2769 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2129 | 0.2029 | 0.2258 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2268 | 0.2032 | 0.2522 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2509 | 0.2324 | 0.2613 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2048 | 0.1794 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1655 | 0.1533 | 0.1741 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More poverty & inequality data for Namibia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 451.2 (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 -7.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.98 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.98 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.448 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Namibia?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Namibia was 0.1533 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4076 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1533 in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex?
- Namibia ranks 41st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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