Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Lesotho
Lesotho: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.24 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.24
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4134
in 1950
All-time low
0.24
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 0.24, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Lesotho peaked at 0.4134 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 7th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4134 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4057 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3979 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.3904 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.3827 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3756 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.3687 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.363 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3578 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3541 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3516 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3504 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3499 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3499 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3499 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3502 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3488 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3461 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3426 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3386 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3346 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3297 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3252 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3199 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3142 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3086 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3023 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2957 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2889 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.282 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2743 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2675 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.262 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2569 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2535 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2507 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2478 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2466 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2459 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2463 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2471 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2493 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2533 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2577 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2624 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.269 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2762 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2838 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2898 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2952 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2998 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3025 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3044 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3054 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3048 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3028 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2995 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.295 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2897 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2843 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2803 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.276 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2717 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2673 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2649 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2609 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.257 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2541 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2513 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2513 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2436 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2438 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.24 | -1.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.24 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.24 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 | 0.3809 | 0.3541 | 0.4134 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3489 | 0.3426 | 0.3516 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3158 | 0.2889 | 0.3386 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2587 | 0.2459 | 0.282 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2635 | 0.2463 | 0.2898 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2999 | 0.2897 | 0.3054 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2668 | 0.2513 | 0.2843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2447 | 0.24 | 0.2513 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More poverty & inequality data for Lesotho
- 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 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 804.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.43 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Lesotho?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Lesotho was 0.24 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4134 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Lesotho ranks 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.