Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.2072 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2072
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
20th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.5374
in 1950
All-time low
0.2072
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Cameroon is 0.2072, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Cameroon peaked at 0.5374 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2072, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 20th out of 229 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.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5374 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5287 | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 0.5201 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5107 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5002 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4894 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4794 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.4811 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.4722 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4643 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4876 | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4825 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4324 | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4272 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.421 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4149 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4076 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3995 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3908 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3819 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3738 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.367 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.361 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3569 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3541 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3517 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.35 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3481 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3455 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3426 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3385 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3341 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.328 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3213 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3167 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3096 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3066 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3006 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2981 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2974 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.298 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2997 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3013 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3035 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3063 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3082 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3096 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3105 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3101 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3078 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3051 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3019 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2984 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2948 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2911 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2869 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2834 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2793 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2752 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2714 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2668 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2617 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2558 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2505 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2473 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.242 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2363 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2316 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2286 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2238 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2174 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2188 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2129 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2072 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4983 | 0.4643 | 0.5374 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4245 | 0.3819 | 0.4876 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3551 | 0.3426 | 0.3738 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3151 | 0.2974 | 0.3385 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3055 | 0.298 | 0.3105 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2888 | 0.2714 | 0.3051 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2444 | 0.2238 | 0.2668 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2141 | 0.2072 | 0.2188 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 17 Burundi 0.2119 compare
- 18 Liberia 0.2098 compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.2097 compare
- 21 Mozambique 0.2063 compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 0.2063 compare
- 23 Sudan 0.2043 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.32 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,770 (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 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Cameroon?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Cameroon was 0.2072 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5374 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2072 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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