Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Benin
Benin: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2391 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2391
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5101
in 1950
All-time low
0.2391
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Benin, 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 men in Benin stood at 0.2391. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Benin peaked at 0.5101 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2391, in 2023.
Benin ranks 8th 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 in men in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5101 | — |
| 1951 | 0.507 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.5035 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.5002 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4965 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.493 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4894 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.486 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4819 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.478 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.4737 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4697 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.465 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4604 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4561 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4514 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4469 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4418 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4376 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4336 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4291 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4248 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4198 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4146 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4104 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4054 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4009 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3963 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3921 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3878 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.384 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3802 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3766 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3731 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3684 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3637 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3581 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3522 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3456 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3415 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3359 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3314 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3248 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.319 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3141 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3093 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3049 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.301 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2982 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2955 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2917 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2894 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.286 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2824 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.279 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2751 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2724 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2693 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2684 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2658 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2639 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2623 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2609 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2583 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2565 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2549 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2532 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2511 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2485 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2472 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2416 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2441 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2411 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2391 | -0.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.2391 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.2391 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4946 | 0.478 | 0.5101 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4536 | 0.4336 | 0.4737 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4081 | 0.3878 | 0.4291 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3644 | 0.3415 | 0.384 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3134 | 0.2955 | 0.3359 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2779 | 0.2658 | 0.2917 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2557 | 0.2472 | 0.2639 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2415 | 0.2391 | 0.2441 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- 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 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,356 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 20.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.63 (2013)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.6% (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Benin?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Benin was 0.2391 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5101 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2391 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.