Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Togo
Togo: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1966 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1966
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4079
in 1950
All-time low
0.1966
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Togo, 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 Togo stood at 0.1966. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Togo peaked at 0.4079 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1966, in 2023.
Togo ranks 14th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4079 | — |
| 1951 | 0.406 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4048 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4032 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4013 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3995 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3981 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.3961 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3941 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.392 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3897 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3874 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3847 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3818 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3785 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3753 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3719 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3677 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3633 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3596 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3549 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3504 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3455 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3408 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3356 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3308 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3262 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3211 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3156 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3104 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3055 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2996 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2948 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2895 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2855 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.282 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2786 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2761 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2745 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2757 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2764 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2783 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.28 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2813 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2823 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2817 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2801 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.279 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2774 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2734 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2706 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2688 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2658 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2631 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2599 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2565 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2548 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2525 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.25 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2472 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2443 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2409 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2375 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2338 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2301 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2262 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2225 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2184 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2149 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2113 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2075 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2049 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2002 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1966 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4003 | 0.392 | 0.4079 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.376 | 0.3596 | 0.3897 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3331 | 0.3104 | 0.3549 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2862 | 0.2745 | 0.3055 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.279 | 0.2734 | 0.2823 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2589 | 0.2472 | 0.2706 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.228 | 0.2113 | 0.2443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2023 | 0.1966 | 0.2075 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2063 compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.2045 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.2019 compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 0.196 compare
- 16 Madagascar 0.1948 compare
- 17 Liberia 0.1903 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 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 0.4538 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Togo?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Togo was 0.1966 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4079 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1966 in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Togo ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.