Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Comoros
Comoros: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1691 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1691
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
50th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5099
in 1951
All-time low
0.1691
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.1691 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Comoros peaked at 0.5099 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.1691, in 2023.
Comoros ranks 50th 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4854 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5099 | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4779 | -6.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4739 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.47 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4662 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4621 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4576 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.4532 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4488 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4445 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4397 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.435 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4304 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4252 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4209 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4152 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4101 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4045 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3986 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3925 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.386 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3796 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3733 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.367 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.371 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3545 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.348 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3415 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3361 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3298 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3234 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3171 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3121 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3047 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2989 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.293 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2881 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2816 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2787 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2711 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2662 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2618 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2579 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2543 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2511 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2481 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2495 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2467 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2411 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2398 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2338 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2321 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2274 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2242 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.221 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2177 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2152 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2109 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2075 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2038 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2005 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1974 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1941 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1913 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1884 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1856 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1828 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1804 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1781 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1733 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1753 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1714 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1691 | -1.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.1691 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.1691 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4705 | 0.4488 | 0.5099 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4224 | 0.3986 | 0.4445 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3649 | 0.3361 | 0.3925 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3027 | 0.2787 | 0.3298 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2548 | 0.2411 | 0.2711 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.223 | 0.2075 | 0.2398 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1902 | 0.1781 | 0.2038 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1723 | 0.1691 | 0.1753 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More poverty & inequality data for Comoros
- 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 3.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,734 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.19 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.2% (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 Comoros?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Comoros was 0.1691 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5099 in 1951.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1691 in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Comoros ranks 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.