Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Eritrea
Eritrea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1758 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1758
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
46th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5496
in 1957
All-time low
0.1758
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Eritrea, 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 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, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Eritrea peaked at 0.5496 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.1758, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 46th 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 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% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1758 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2097, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1758 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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. share living in extreme poverty 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 638 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.5% (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)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1488 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1488 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Eritrea?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Eritrea was 0.1758 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5496 in 1957.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1758 in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Eritrea ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men 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 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.