Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Libya
Libya: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1593 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Libya, 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 Libya is 0.1593, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 33.7% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Libya peaked at 0.5454 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1191, in 2022.
That places Libya 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5454 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5414 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.5377 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.5332 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5277 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.5206 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.5116 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.5006 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 0.487 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.4715 | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.4533 | -3.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4337 | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4129 | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3936 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3704 | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3515 | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3328 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3158 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3005 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2868 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2747 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2633 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2529 | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2432 | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2343 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.226 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2185 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.212 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2061 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2011 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1964 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1919 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.187 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1818 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1767 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1718 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1671 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1631 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1597 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1564 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1534 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1505 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1476 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.145 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1427 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1408 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1394 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1387 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1384 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1382 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1383 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1373 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1364 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1351 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1337 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1322 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.131 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1299 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1292 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1283 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1279 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1562 | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1309 | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1295 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.146 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.143 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1432 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1326 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1289 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1335 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1276 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1247 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1191 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1593 | +33.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1593 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1593 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1073, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +33.7% | 0.1191 | 0.1593 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5177 | 0.4715 | 0.5454 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3651 | 0.2868 | 0.4533 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2332 | 0.2011 | 0.2747 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1752 | 0.1564 | 0.1964 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1435 | 0.1382 | 0.1534 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1331 | 0.1283 | 0.1383 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1372 | 0.1279 | 0.1562 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1327 | 0.1191 | 0.1593 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More poverty & inequality data for Libya
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 659.7 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 -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 1.03 (2012)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 1.0% (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -13.3 % change on previous year (2012)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.253 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1637 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Libya?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Libya was 0.1593 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5454 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1191 in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Libya ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.