Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Namibia
Namibia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1808 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1808
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
37th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4486
in 1950
All-time low
0.1808
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Namibia stood at 0.1808. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Namibia peaked at 0.4486 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1808, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 37th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4486 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4419 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4344 | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4274 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4199 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.413 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4054 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.3975 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.3897 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3819 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3735 | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3658 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3578 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3502 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3424 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3352 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3325 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3256 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3193 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3132 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3073 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3016 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2961 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2907 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2858 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.281 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2765 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2722 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2681 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2646 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2971 | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2939 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2899 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2855 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2798 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2754 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2713 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2661 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2641 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2432 | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2303 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2316 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2337 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2379 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2403 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2441 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2479 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2508 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2551 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2585 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2615 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2648 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2633 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2619 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2595 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2559 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2528 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2489 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2441 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2388 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2334 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2314 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2262 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2227 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2183 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2151 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2113 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2077 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.204 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1999 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.191 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1922 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1873 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1808 | -3.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1808 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1808 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.416 | 0.3819 | 0.4486 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3415 | 0.3132 | 0.3735 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2844 | 0.2646 | 0.3073 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2766 | 0.2432 | 0.2971 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.243 | 0.2303 | 0.2585 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2551 | 0.2388 | 0.2648 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.217 | 0.1999 | 0.2334 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1878 | 0.1808 | 0.1922 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More poverty & inequality data for Namibia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 451.2 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 -7.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.98 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.0% (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 Namibia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Namibia was 0.1808 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4486 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1808 in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Namibia ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.