Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Botswana
Botswana: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.1641 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 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, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Botswana peaked at 0.3874 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1641, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 55th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
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
- 52 Timor-Leste 0.1657 compare
- 53 Ukraine 0.1647 compare
- 54 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.1643 compare
- 56 Tuvalu 0.1615 compare
- 57 Cambodia 0.1602 compare
- 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1597 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.73 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 900.4 (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 revenues vs income inequality 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Botswana?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Botswana was 0.1641 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3874 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1641 in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Botswana ranks 55th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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