Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in South Sudan
South Sudan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2772 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2772
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.7487
in 1988
All-time low
0.2652
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in South Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.2772 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in South Sudan peaked at 0.7487 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2652, in 2012.
That places South Sudan 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5537 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5497 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.5455 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.5417 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.5381 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.5344 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.5371 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.5412 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.561 | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 0.5588 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.5565 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5542 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5517 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5538 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5239 | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5485 | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5647 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5625 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5601 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5624 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5601 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5282 | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.525 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4833 | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4792 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4756 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4724 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4696 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4662 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.463 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4596 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4563 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4528 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4852 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5052 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.501 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4975 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5473 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7487 | +36.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5189 | -30.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5155 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5113 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5334 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5298 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4005 | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4914 | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4861 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4781 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5848 | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3941 | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3659 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3565 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3473 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.318 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3102 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3018 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2962 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2891 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2817 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2766 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2712 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2707 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2652 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2654 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3854 | +45.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4391 | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4663 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4795 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3284 | -31.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2705 | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2715 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2758 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2781 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2772 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5461 | 0.5344 | 0.561 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5538 | 0.5239 | 0.5647 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4922 | 0.463 | 0.5601 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5173 | 0.4528 | 0.7487 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4925 | 0.3941 | 0.5848 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3143 | 0.2766 | 0.3659 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3442 | 0.2652 | 0.4795 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2756 | 0.2715 | 0.2781 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More poverty & inequality data for South Sudan
- 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 (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 983.6 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 40.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2393 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in South Sudan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in South Sudan was 0.2772 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7487 in 1988.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2652 in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- South Sudan ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.