Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.1758 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1758
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
46th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.5496
in 1957
All-time low
0.1758
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Eritrea is 0.1758, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Eritrea peaked at 0.5496 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.1758, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 46th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5268 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5226 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.5183 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.5139 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5093 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.5044 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4992 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.5496 | +10.1% |
| 1958 | 0.5438 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.483 | -11.2% |
| 1960 | 0.4772 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.4716 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4663 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4607 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4564 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4518 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4696 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4447 | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4405 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4364 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4318 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4272 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4342 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4298 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4505 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.45 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.416 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4122 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4085 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4043 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3962 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3927 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3941 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4681 | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4633 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.454 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4449 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.371 | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3642 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3665 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3481 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3405 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3188 | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3104 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3017 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2935 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2865 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2803 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3415 | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.365 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2797 | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2583 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2531 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2489 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2431 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2386 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2316 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2272 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2245 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2178 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2145 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2101 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2065 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2045 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2002 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1973 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.195 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1919 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1891 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1863 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.183 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1835 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1796 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1758 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5171 | 0.483 | 0.5496 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4575 | 0.4364 | 0.4772 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4264 | 0.4043 | 0.4505 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4115 | 0.3642 | 0.4681 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3186 | 0.2803 | 0.365 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2423 | 0.2178 | 0.2797 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1996 | 0.1863 | 0.2145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1805 | 0.1758 | 0.1835 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More poverty & inequality data for Eritrea
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 638 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0313 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.53 (2002)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 19.53 (2002)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2002)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2002)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1488 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1488 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Eritrea?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Eritrea was 0.1758 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5496 in 1957.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1758 in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Eritrea ranks 46th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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