Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in South Sudan
South Sudan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.2393 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2393
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.7521
in 1988
All-time low
0.2385
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in South Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.2393 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in South Sudan peaked at 0.7521 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2385, in 2020.
That places South Sudan 4th 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.526 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5214 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.5182 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5142 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5109 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.5084 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.5095 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.5146 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.5366 | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.5346 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.5326 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5305 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5285 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5233 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4972 | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5184 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5388 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5365 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5341 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5383 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5359 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4995 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4967 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4688 | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4664 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4639 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4618 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4582 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4566 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4546 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4525 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4498 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4462 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4709 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4878 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4827 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4782 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5408 | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7521 | +39.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5003 | -33.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4959 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4907 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5261 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5222 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3805 | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4697 | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4644 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4565 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5831 | +27.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3777 | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3536 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.344 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3359 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3128 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3054 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2961 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2883 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2801 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.271 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2648 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2582 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.254 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2493 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2472 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3483 | +40.9% |
| 2015 | 0.407 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4354 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4494 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2936 | -34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2404 | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2385 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2419 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2409 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2393 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5194 | 0.5084 | 0.5366 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5278 | 0.4972 | 0.5388 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4762 | 0.4546 | 0.5359 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5061 | 0.4462 | 0.7521 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4767 | 0.3777 | 0.5831 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3052 | 0.2648 | 0.3536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3183 | 0.2404 | 0.4494 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2402 | 0.2385 | 0.2419 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More poverty & inequality data for South Sudan
- 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 (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 983.6 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 40.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2393 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2772 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in South Sudan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in South Sudan was 0.2393 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7521 in 1988.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2385 in 2020.
- How does South Sudan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- South Sudan ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.