Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Namibia
Namibia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1533 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1533
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4076
in 1950
All-time low
0.1533
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1533 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient 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, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient 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 236 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.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient 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% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1533 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1501, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1533 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 451.2 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 -7.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.98 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.0% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Namibia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Namibia was 0.1533 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4076 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1533 in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Namibia ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient 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 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.