Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Sudan
Sudan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2043 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2043
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3837
in 1950
All-time low
0.2006
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Sudan, 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 Sudan is 0.2043, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Sudan peaked at 0.3837 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2006, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 23rd 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3837 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3794 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3762 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.3719 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.368 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3642 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3609 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.3574 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3539 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3509 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3473 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3434 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3389 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3372 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3362 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3349 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3332 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3312 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3291 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3268 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3248 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3229 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3211 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3197 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3183 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3168 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3164 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3144 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3161 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.316 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.313 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3116 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.31 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3569 | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3551 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3536 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3125 | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.311 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3098 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3102 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3049 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3016 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2965 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2949 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2878 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2852 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2835 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.279 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2766 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2712 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2677 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2653 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2662 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2756 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2905 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2855 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2549 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2446 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2469 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2331 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2302 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2286 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2266 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2284 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2227 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2193 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2169 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2119 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2088 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2058 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2019 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2049 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2006 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2043 | +1.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.2043 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2097, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.2043 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3666 | 0.3509 | 0.3837 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3358 | 0.3268 | 0.3473 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3186 | 0.3144 | 0.3248 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3244 | 0.3098 | 0.3569 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2881 | 0.2712 | 0.3049 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.263 | 0.2331 | 0.2905 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2199 | 0.2058 | 0.2302 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2029 | 0.2006 | 0.2049 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More poverty & inequality data for Sudan
- 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 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 580.3 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 27.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 3.08 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 3.1% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Sudan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Sudan was 0.2043 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3837 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2006 in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Sudan ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.