Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Somalia
Somalia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.2356 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2356
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
5th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5879
in 1992
All-time low
0.2356
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 0.2356. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Somalia peaked at 0.5879 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2356, in 2023.
That places Somalia 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4113 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4093 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4072 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4052 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.4032 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.4012 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3992 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.3973 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3953 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3934 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3914 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3902 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3872 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3851 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3833 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.381 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.379 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3771 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3752 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3734 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3716 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3698 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.368 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3662 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.386 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3837 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3814 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3586 | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3568 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3547 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3527 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3508 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3488 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3468 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3448 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3461 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3444 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3391 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3512 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3342 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3312 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5759 | +73.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5879 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3235 | -45.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3256 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3219 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3229 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3265 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3219 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.323 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3223 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3216 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3217 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3218 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3218 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3201 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3187 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.318 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3125 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3074 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3358 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5097 | +51.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3339 | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2861 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2804 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2751 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2709 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3026 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2775 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2547 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.249 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2496 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2855 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2356 | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4023 | 0.3934 | 0.4113 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3823 | 0.3734 | 0.3914 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3697 | 0.3547 | 0.386 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3459 | 0.3342 | 0.3527 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.376 | 0.3219 | 0.5879 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3186 | 0.3074 | 0.3223 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3127 | 0.2547 | 0.5097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2549 | 0.2356 | 0.2855 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More poverty & inequality data for Somalia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 503.5 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 27.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 2.06 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 2.1% (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 15.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2356 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Somalia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Somalia was 0.2356 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5879 in 1992.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2356 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Somalia ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.