Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Algeria
Algeria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1073 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1073
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
158th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4366
in 1962
All-time low
0.1073
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Algeria, 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 men in Algeria is 0.1073, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Algeria peaked at 0.4366 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1073, in 2023.
Algeria ranks 158th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4184 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4133 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4103 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4076 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4362 | +7.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4333 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4317 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.4306 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.4298 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.4293 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.4289 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.4288 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4366 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4018 | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4028 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4037 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4043 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4041 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.403 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.401 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3976 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3931 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3872 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3802 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3719 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3626 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3521 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3405 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3275 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3126 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2972 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.277 | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2579 | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2395 | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2232 | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2086 | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1968 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1853 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1773 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1718 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1666 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.167 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.168 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1762 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.185 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1807 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1736 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.168 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1652 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1572 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1531 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1488 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1427 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1398 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1341 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1319 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1302 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1289 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1269 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1252 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1233 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1223 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1214 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1209 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1199 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1188 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1174 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1162 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1147 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1133 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1145 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1119 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1088 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1073 | -1.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.1073 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.1073 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1073, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4241 | 0.4076 | 0.4362 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4115 | 0.401 | 0.4366 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3625 | 0.3126 | 0.3976 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2235 | 0.1718 | 0.2972 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1708 | 0.1572 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1362 | 0.1252 | 0.1531 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1188 | 0.1133 | 0.1233 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1106 | 0.1073 | 0.1145 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More poverty & inequality data for Algeria
- 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 2.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 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 13.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.443 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Algeria?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Algeria was 0.1073 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 men recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4366 in 1962.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1073 in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Algeria ranks 158th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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 men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.