Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2346 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2346
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4707
in 1950
All-time low
0.2346
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.2346, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.4707 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2346, in 2023.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4707 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4676 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4635 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.4603 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4577 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4547 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4517 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4481 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4454 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4436 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4421 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4475 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4448 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4422 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4468 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.44 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4253 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4234 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4195 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4162 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.413 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4098 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4064 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4041 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4015 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.399 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3967 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3944 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3965 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3895 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3863 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.384 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3817 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3789 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3757 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3734 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3702 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3672 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3643 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3615 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3588 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3561 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3536 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3526 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3502 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3466 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3572 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3472 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3582 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.354 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3322 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3283 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3262 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3195 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3127 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3078 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3025 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2974 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.293 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2895 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2832 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2783 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2745 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2703 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.266 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2622 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2584 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2547 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2512 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2484 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2417 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2436 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2391 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2346 | -1.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2346 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2097, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2346 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4563 | 0.4436 | 0.4707 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4348 | 0.4162 | 0.4475 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4011 | 0.3895 | 0.413 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3743 | 0.3615 | 0.3863 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3535 | 0.3466 | 0.3588 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3109 | 0.2895 | 0.3322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2647 | 0.2484 | 0.2832 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2398 | 0.2346 | 0.2436 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More poverty & inequality data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 6.05 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 871.8 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 0.9963 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.3% (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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.2346 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4707 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2346 in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.