Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Congo
Congo: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women was 0.1606 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1606
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
38th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4362
in 1950
All-time low
0.1606
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Congo is 0.1606, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Congo peaked at 0.4362 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1606, in 2023.
That places Congo 38th 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 in women in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4362 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4279 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.4195 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4109 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4025 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.3933 | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3839 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.3746 | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.3653 | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3564 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3476 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3394 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3319 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3244 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3174 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3106 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3044 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3002 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2927 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2873 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2825 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.278 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2738 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2698 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2662 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2626 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2592 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2558 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2531 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2495 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2463 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2431 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2407 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2383 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2369 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2367 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2366 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.237 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2381 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2404 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2429 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.246 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2494 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2534 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2569 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2604 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2632 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2791 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2742 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2683 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.264 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.26 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2542 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2479 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2399 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.232 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2243 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2173 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2094 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2041 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1996 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1935 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1904 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1867 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1835 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1802 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1778 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1752 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1724 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1845 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1671 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.168 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1642 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1606 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3971 | 0.3564 | 0.4362 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3156 | 0.2873 | 0.3476 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2651 | 0.2495 | 0.2825 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2394 | 0.2366 | 0.2463 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2594 | 0.2429 | 0.2791 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2353 | 0.2041 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1844 | 0.1724 | 0.1996 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.165 | 0.1606 | 0.168 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Congo
- 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 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 877.7 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 0.0684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.83 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.8% (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 in women in Congo?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Congo was 0.1606 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 in women recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4362 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1606 in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- Congo ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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 in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.