Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Niger
Niger: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2324 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2324
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
12th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4855
in 1971
All-time low
0.2324
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.2324 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Niger peaked at 0.4855 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2324, in 2023.
Niger ranks 12th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4737 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4738 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4738 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4738 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4737 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4736 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4734 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4731 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.4728 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4725 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.4723 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.472 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4717 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.471 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4711 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4721 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4729 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4741 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4757 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4776 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4795 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4855 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4826 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4832 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4826 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4804 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4754 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4704 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4657 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4605 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4566 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4532 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4518 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.451 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4519 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4518 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4514 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4504 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4483 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4451 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4399 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4348 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4266 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4181 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4097 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3987 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3888 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3792 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3702 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3614 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3524 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3435 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3341 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.324 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3141 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3043 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2948 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2864 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2787 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2721 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2665 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2619 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2583 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2551 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2527 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2522 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2488 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2463 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2443 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2422 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2384 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2406 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2361 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2324 | -1.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.2324 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2097, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.2324 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 | 0.4734 | 0.4725 | 0.4738 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.473 | 0.471 | 0.4776 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4766 | 0.4605 | 0.4855 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4511 | 0.4451 | 0.4566 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4027 | 0.3614 | 0.4399 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3104 | 0.2721 | 0.3524 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2528 | 0.2422 | 0.2665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2369 | 0.2324 | 0.2406 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2346 compare
- 10 Mali 0.2326 compare
- 11 Palestine 0.2325 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.2282 compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 0.2255 compare
- 15 Madagascar 0.2174 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- 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 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 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 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (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 Niger?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Niger was 0.2324 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4855 in 1971.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2324 in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Niger ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.