Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Mozambique
Mozambique: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2063 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2063
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
21st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4924
in 1950
All-time low
0.2063
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.2063 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mozambique peaked at 0.4924 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2063, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 21st 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4924 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4878 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.4832 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.4785 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.474 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4693 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4651 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4599 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.4551 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4507 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4468 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4434 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4408 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4384 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4413 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4402 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4398 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4388 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4376 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4362 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4344 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4334 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4349 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4333 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4276 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4209 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4199 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4199 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4192 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4193 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4184 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4412 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4406 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.44 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4679 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4655 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4464 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4443 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.415 | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.412 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4065 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4024 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3973 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3903 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3843 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3774 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3698 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3618 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.354 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.345 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3364 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.327 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3193 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3116 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3043 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2973 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2907 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2844 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2782 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2721 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2662 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2604 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2546 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2492 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2434 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.238 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2328 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.228 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2237 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2205 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2139 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2169 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2101 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2063 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4716 | 0.4507 | 0.4924 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4403 | 0.4362 | 0.4468 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4263 | 0.4192 | 0.4349 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4391 | 0.412 | 0.4679 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3789 | 0.345 | 0.4065 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3021 | 0.2721 | 0.3364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2417 | 0.2205 | 0.2662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2118 | 0.2063 | 0.2169 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- 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 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 776.4 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 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (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 Mozambique?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mozambique was 0.2063 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4924 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2063 in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Mozambique ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.