Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Botswana
Botswana: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1641 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1641
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
55th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3874
in 1950
All-time low
0.1641
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Botswana, 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 Botswana is 0.1641, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Botswana peaked at 0.3874 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1641, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 55th 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3874 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3826 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3777 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3722 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3667 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3612 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3553 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3495 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.3435 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.3373 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3318 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3261 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3203 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3151 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3102 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3055 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3009 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2963 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2915 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2864 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2811 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2754 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2695 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2633 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2569 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2504 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2437 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2371 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2307 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2247 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2194 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2145 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2104 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2073 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2051 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2048 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2056 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2067 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2128 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2147 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.221 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2238 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2295 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2343 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2424 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2509 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2527 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2561 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2589 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2617 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2612 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2611 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2599 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2576 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2541 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2502 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2474 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2385 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2338 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2324 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2276 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2235 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2185 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2133 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2069 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2001 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1932 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1867 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1817 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1773 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1678 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.175 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1672 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1641 | -1.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1641 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1641 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3633 | 0.3373 | 0.3874 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3084 | 0.2864 | 0.3318 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2533 | 0.2247 | 0.2811 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2101 | 0.2048 | 0.2194 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2431 | 0.221 | 0.2617 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2496 | 0.2324 | 0.2612 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2029 | 0.1773 | 0.2276 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1685 | 0.1641 | 0.175 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- 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 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 900.4 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 3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.8% (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 Botswana?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Botswana was 0.1641 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3874 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1641 in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Botswana ranks 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.