Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Angola
Angola: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2014 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2014
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
25th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5085
in 1950
All-time low
0.2014
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Angola, 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 Angola is 0.2014, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Angola peaked at 0.5085 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2014, in 2023.
Angola ranks 25th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5085 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5063 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.5041 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.5017 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.4995 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.497 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.4942 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4918 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.489 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4862 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.4832 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.4923 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4891 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4858 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4822 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4787 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4752 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4712 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4672 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4631 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4591 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4548 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4506 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4463 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4421 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4447 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4435 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4394 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4355 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4319 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4285 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4253 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4223 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4291 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4264 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.424 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4213 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4363 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4309 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4289 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4275 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4113 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4239 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4256 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.415 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3881 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.385 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3821 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3938 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3919 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3829 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3785 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3677 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3441 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3344 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3239 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3148 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3024 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2915 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2812 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2716 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2631 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2549 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.247 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2403 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2343 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2289 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2238 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2194 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2154 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2107 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2099 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2045 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2014 | -1.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.2014 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.2014 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4978 | 0.4862 | 0.5085 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4788 | 0.4631 | 0.4923 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4448 | 0.4319 | 0.4591 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4273 | 0.4213 | 0.4363 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4044 | 0.3821 | 0.4275 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3321 | 0.2812 | 0.3829 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2399 | 0.2154 | 0.2716 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2066 | 0.2014 | 0.2107 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More poverty & inequality data for Angola
- 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 5.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,062 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 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.17 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (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 in men in Angola?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Angola was 0.2014 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5085 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2014 in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Angola ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.