Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Djibouti
Djibouti: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2007 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2007
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4531
in 1950
All-time low
0.2007
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti is 0.2007, 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 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Djibouti peaked at 0.4531 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2007, in 2023.
Djibouti ranks 26th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4531 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4495 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4473 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4446 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.441 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4379 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4352 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4319 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4285 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.425 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.4213 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4172 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4139 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4101 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4061 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4014 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3972 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.392 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3872 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3817 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3765 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3772 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3658 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3605 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3557 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3509 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3465 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3421 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3377 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3332 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3284 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3251 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3196 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3153 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3111 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3073 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3031 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2995 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2964 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2939 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2928 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2976 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3079 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2888 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2899 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2826 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2807 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2808 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2781 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2766 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.274 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2688 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.267 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2656 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2657 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2622 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2588 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2556 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.252 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2468 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2434 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2388 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2356 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2323 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2298 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2267 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2224 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2192 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2161 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2136 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2082 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2103 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2043 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2007 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4394 | 0.425 | 0.4531 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4028 | 0.3817 | 0.4213 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3546 | 0.3332 | 0.3772 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.31 | 0.2939 | 0.3284 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2876 | 0.2766 | 0.3079 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2617 | 0.2468 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2278 | 0.2136 | 0.2434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2059 | 0.2007 | 0.2103 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More poverty & inequality data for Djibouti
- 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 2.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,041 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 0.3343 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.32 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.3% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Djibouti?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Djibouti was 0.2007 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4531 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2007 in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Djibouti ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.