Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Guinea
Guinea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2446 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2446
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
6th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5072
in 1950
All-time low
0.2446
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Guinea, 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 is 0.2446, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Guinea peaked at 0.5072 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2446, in 2023.
Guinea ranks 6th of 236 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5072 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5065 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.5058 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.505 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.5041 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.5029 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.5018 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4996 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.4981 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4972 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.4956 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4938 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4919 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4898 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4876 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4852 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4819 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4801 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4776 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4742 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4721 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4689 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4659 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4621 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4593 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4557 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4515 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.448 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4435 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.439 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4341 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4291 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4236 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4194 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.413 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.408 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4031 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3981 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3932 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3883 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3834 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3782 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3724 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3665 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3617 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3547 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.347 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3402 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3341 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3294 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3235 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3202 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3133 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.309 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3051 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3011 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2974 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2942 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2903 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2876 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2844 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2816 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.279 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2761 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2747 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2714 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2659 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2638 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2606 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2573 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2518 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2523 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2477 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2446 | -1.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.2446 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.2446 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5028 | 0.4972 | 0.5072 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4858 | 0.4742 | 0.4956 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4566 | 0.439 | 0.4721 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.411 | 0.3883 | 0.4341 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3568 | 0.3294 | 0.3834 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3042 | 0.2876 | 0.3235 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2715 | 0.2573 | 0.2844 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2491 | 0.2446 | 0.2523 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 3 South Sudan 0.2772 compare
- 4 Somalia 0.2711 compare
- 5 Central African Republic 0.2582 compare
- 7 Lesotho 0.24 compare
- 8 Benin 0.2391 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2346 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 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 -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (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?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Guinea was 0.2446 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5072 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2446 in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.