Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Uganda
Uganda: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.1815 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1815
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
35th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.4495
in 1950
All-time low
0.1815
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Uganda, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.1815 for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Uganda peaked at 0.4495 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1815, in 2023.
Uganda ranks 35th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4495 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4437 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.4381 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4324 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.4269 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.4214 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.4165 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4112 | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.406 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4009 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3949 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3897 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3852 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3805 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3765 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3726 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3712 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3663 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3639 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.362 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3611 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3845 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3849 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3855 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3886 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.391 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3945 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3979 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4021 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4039 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4227 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4217 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4193 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4159 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4121 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3968 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3936 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3754 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.372 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3696 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3664 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3642 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3607 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3581 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3558 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3533 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3512 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3475 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.344 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3371 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3307 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3222 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3141 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3059 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2947 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2845 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2743 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2646 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2562 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2489 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2421 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.235 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2288 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2229 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2184 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2131 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2072 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2015 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1967 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1923 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1874 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1878 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1853 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1815 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4246 | 0.4009 | 0.4495 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3763 | 0.362 | 0.3949 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3894 | 0.3611 | 0.4039 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3999 | 0.3696 | 0.4227 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3538 | 0.3371 | 0.3664 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2896 | 0.2489 | 0.3307 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2158 | 0.1923 | 0.2421 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1855 | 0.1815 | 0.1878 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,920 (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 -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Uganda?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in Uganda was 0.1815 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4495 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1815 in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- Uganda ranks 35th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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