Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Egypt
Egypt: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1186 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1186
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
128th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5478
in 1950
All-time low
0.118
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 0.1186, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Egypt peaked at 0.5478 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.118, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 128th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5478 | — |
| 1951 | 0.534 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.5201 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5065 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4938 | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.482 | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 0.473 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4614 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.4521 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4431 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4345 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4249 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4163 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4082 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4009 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3946 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3895 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3879 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3817 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3803 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.376 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3691 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3627 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3596 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.346 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3361 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3255 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3144 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3034 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2925 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2818 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2717 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.262 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2528 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2439 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2355 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2276 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.22 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2128 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2062 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1944 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1893 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1844 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1803 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.176 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1718 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1681 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1645 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1611 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.158 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1552 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1527 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1505 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1486 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1469 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1452 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1437 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1422 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1406 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.139 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1376 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1355 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1344 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1321 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1306 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1282 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1262 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1243 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1227 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1191 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.118 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1204 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1186 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4914 | 0.4431 | 0.5478 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4019 | 0.3803 | 0.4345 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3385 | 0.2925 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2414 | 0.2062 | 0.2818 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.179 | 0.1611 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1484 | 0.1406 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1311 | 0.1227 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.119 | 0.118 | 0.1204 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 125 Malaysia 0.1209 compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 0.1191 compare
- 127 Colombia 0.1187 compare
- 129 Uruguay 0.1186 compare
- 130 United States Virgin Islands 0.1185 compare
- 131 United States of America 0.1179 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,402 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 4.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Egypt?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Egypt was 0.1186 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5478 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.118 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Egypt ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.