Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Liberia
Liberia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2098 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2098
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4752
in 1960
All-time low
0.2098
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Liberia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.2098 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Liberia peaked at 0.4752 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2098, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 18th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4744 | — |
| 1951 | 0.474 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4738 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4737 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4737 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4737 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4742 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4744 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.475 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4751 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4752 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.475 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4745 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4732 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4717 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4692 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4663 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.463 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4593 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4549 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4507 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4463 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.441 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4361 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4311 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4266 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4218 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4176 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4135 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4101 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4079 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.405 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4036 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4026 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4024 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4102 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4063 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.41 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4135 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4172 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4665 | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4229 | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4258 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4294 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4329 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4142 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4096 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3762 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3644 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3535 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3358 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3213 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3092 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3191 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2859 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2761 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2672 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2595 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2529 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2474 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.243 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.24 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2358 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.233 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2389 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.238 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2267 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2237 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2213 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.219 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2138 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2153 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2121 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2098 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4742 | 0.4737 | 0.4751 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4682 | 0.4549 | 0.4752 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4295 | 0.4101 | 0.4507 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4079 | 0.4024 | 0.4172 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4095 | 0.3535 | 0.4665 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2874 | 0.2474 | 0.3358 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2319 | 0.219 | 0.243 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2127 | 0.2098 | 0.2153 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 15 Madagascar 0.2174 compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2164 compare
- 17 Burundi 0.2119 compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.2097 compare
- 20 Cameroon 0.2072 compare
- 21 Mozambique 0.2063 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Liberia
- 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 3.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,068 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 -4.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (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 Liberia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Liberia was 0.2098 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4752 in 1960.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2098 in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Liberia ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.