Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Libya
Libya: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women was 0.1637 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1637
Change on year
up 59.0%
World rank
36th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5062
in 1950
All-time low
0.103
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Libya, 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 in women in Libya stood at 0.1637.
That represents a change of up 59.0% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Libya peaked at 0.5062 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.103, in 2022.
Libya ranks 36th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5062 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5025 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4989 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4946 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4893 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4825 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.4738 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4642 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.452 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4383 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4232 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.4071 | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3901 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3752 | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3547 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3372 | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3199 | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3037 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2885 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2736 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2597 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2458 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2333 | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2218 | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2111 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2015 | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1928 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1854 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1787 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1728 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1678 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1631 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1588 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1548 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1511 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1475 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1441 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1408 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1379 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.135 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1325 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1301 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1281 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1265 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1252 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1246 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1245 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1248 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1253 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1255 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1256 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1246 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1234 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1221 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1208 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1196 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1187 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1178 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.117 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1162 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1154 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.123 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1139 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1132 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1144 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1133 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1122 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1097 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.108 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1085 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1073 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.108 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.103 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1637 | +59.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4802 | 0.4383 | 0.5062 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3473 | 0.2736 | 0.4232 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2103 | 0.1728 | 0.2597 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1501 | 0.135 | 0.1678 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1267 | 0.1245 | 0.1325 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1206 | 0.1162 | 0.1256 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1132 | 0.108 | 0.123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1205 | 0.103 | 0.1637 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More poverty & inequality data for Libya
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 659.7 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 1.03 (2012)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 1.0% (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -13.3 % change on previous year (2012)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.253 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1637 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Libya?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Libya was 0.1637 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5062 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.103 in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- Libya ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.