Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.1954 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1954
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
31st
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.5376
in 1957
All-time low
0.1954
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Ethiopia is 0.1954, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5376 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.1954, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 31st 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5114 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5071 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.5033 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4991 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4947 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4906 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4856 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.5376 | +10.7% |
| 1958 | 0.5326 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.4704 | -11.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4654 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.459 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4541 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4493 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4456 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4441 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4628 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4384 | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.437 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4361 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4359 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4348 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4457 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4452 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4641 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.465 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4431 | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4424 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4411 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4331 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4295 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4271 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.424 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4897 | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4847 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4738 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4664 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3928 | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3924 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3913 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.394 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.377 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3682 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3634 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3596 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.356 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3494 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3435 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3377 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.341 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3245 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3181 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3126 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3051 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2986 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2928 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2849 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2769 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2685 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2611 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2533 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2457 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2392 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2337 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.228 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2232 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.219 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2145 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2106 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2068 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2016 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2049 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.199 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1954 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5032 | 0.4704 | 0.5376 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4492 | 0.4361 | 0.4654 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4451 | 0.4331 | 0.465 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4371 | 0.3913 | 0.4897 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.359 | 0.3377 | 0.394 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2943 | 0.2611 | 0.3245 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2274 | 0.2068 | 0.2533 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2002 | 0.1954 | 0.2049 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.99 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,632 (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 -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.17 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1515 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1515 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 38.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Ethiopia?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Ethiopia was 0.1954 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5376 in 1957.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1954 in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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