Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2282 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2282
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.525
in 1950
All-time low
0.2269
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso is 0.2282, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.525 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2269, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.525 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5211 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.5184 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.5151 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.5117 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.5084 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.5049 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.5008 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4978 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4943 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4904 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.4874 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4835 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4802 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4775 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4741 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4713 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4682 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4653 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.463 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4586 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4554 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4493 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4433 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4351 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4267 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4174 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4083 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3995 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3917 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3838 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3787 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3707 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3656 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3607 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3568 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3532 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.351 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3485 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3471 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3461 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3457 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3453 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.345 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3444 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3435 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3421 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3428 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3372 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3341 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3305 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3263 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.323 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3174 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3105 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3035 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2981 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2918 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2837 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2777 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2721 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2659 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.261 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2565 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2522 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.248 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.244 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.24 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2362 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2349 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2283 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2293 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2269 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2282 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5097 | 0.4943 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4761 | 0.463 | 0.4904 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4285 | 0.3917 | 0.4586 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3616 | 0.3471 | 0.3838 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3426 | 0.3341 | 0.3461 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3063 | 0.2777 | 0.3305 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2511 | 0.2349 | 0.2721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2282 | 0.2269 | 0.2293 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 10 Mali 0.2326 compare
- 11 Palestine, State of 0.2325 compare
- 12 Niger 0.2324 compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 0.2255 compare
- 15 Madagascar 0.2174 compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2164 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,198 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 -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.4% (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 Burkina Faso?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Burkina Faso was 0.2282 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.525 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2269 in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.