Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2097 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2097
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5146
in 1950
All-time low
0.2097
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 0.2097, 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 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.5146 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2097, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5146 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5125 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.5105 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.5084 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.5064 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.5044 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.5024 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.5 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.4982 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.4959 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4934 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4907 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4879 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5079 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5058 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.504 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5018 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.499 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4958 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4931 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.49 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4872 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4843 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4809 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4485 | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4447 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4411 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4374 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4337 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.43 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4262 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4225 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4187 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4148 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4112 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4077 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4046 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4008 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3959 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3918 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3879 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3837 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3796 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3754 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3743 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3667 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.363 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3667 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3708 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3643 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3416 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3358 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3295 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3229 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.316 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3129 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3024 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.294 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2889 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2792 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2721 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2655 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2597 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2539 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2484 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.243 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2381 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2335 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2292 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2252 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2188 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2198 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2136 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2097 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5053 | 0.4959 | 0.5146 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4979 | 0.4879 | 0.5079 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4578 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4094 | 0.3918 | 0.4262 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3732 | 0.363 | 0.3879 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3123 | 0.2792 | 0.3416 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2469 | 0.2252 | 0.2721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2155 | 0.2097 | 0.2198 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2164 compare
- 17 Burundi 0.2119 compare
- 18 Liberia 0.2098 compare
- 20 Cameroon 0.2072 compare
- 21 Mozambique 0.2063 compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 0.2063 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,333 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 -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.17 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Guinea-Bissau?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Guinea-Bissau was 0.2097 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5146 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2097 in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.