Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1479 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1479
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
73rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4625
in 1953
All-time low
0.1479
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 0.1479, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.4625 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.1479, in 2023.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4622 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4622 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4621 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4625 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.462 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4609 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4584 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.453 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.445 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4334 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.4184 | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4007 | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3819 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3633 | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3469 | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3316 | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.318 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3062 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2964 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2882 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2808 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2745 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2691 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2642 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.26 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2564 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2537 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.252 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2512 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2512 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2522 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2532 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2538 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2533 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2515 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2487 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2695 | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2421 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2396 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.248 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2387 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2373 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2372 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2372 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2367 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2356 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2337 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2311 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2278 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2238 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2194 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2145 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2096 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2047 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1998 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1993 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1928 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1887 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1864 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1834 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1808 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1782 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1752 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1721 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1688 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1656 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1627 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.16 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1577 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1555 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1509 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1537 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1507 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1479 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4562 | 0.4334 | 0.4625 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3452 | 0.2882 | 0.4184 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2613 | 0.2512 | 0.2808 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2512 | 0.2396 | 0.2695 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2339 | 0.2238 | 0.2387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1999 | 0.1834 | 0.2194 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1677 | 0.1555 | 0.1808 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1508 | 0.1479 | 0.1537 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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 3.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,004 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 -0.02 % 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.1479 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4625 in 1953.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1479 in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.