Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1352 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0.1352 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Western Sahara peaked at 0.491 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1352, in 2023.
Western Sahara ranks 95th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.491 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4871 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4832 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4794 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4755 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4716 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4675 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4634 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.4594 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.4554 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.4514 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4475 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4434 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4393 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4354 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4316 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4278 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.424 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4199 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4154 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4107 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4056 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4001 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3938 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3867 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4323 | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4268 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.421 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4128 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4085 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4035 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3886 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.381 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3737 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3671 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3608 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3544 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3512 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3257 | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3314 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2606 | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2554 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2506 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2459 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2408 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2359 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2312 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2267 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2221 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2169 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.212 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2072 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2027 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1982 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.193 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1881 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1836 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1794 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1756 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.171 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1669 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1632 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.16 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1571 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1547 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1521 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1493 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1468 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1445 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1424 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1404 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1386 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1368 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1352 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4733 | 0.4554 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4336 | 0.4154 | 0.4514 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4098 | 0.3867 | 0.4323 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3638 | 0.3257 | 0.4035 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2386 | 0.2169 | 0.2606 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1911 | 0.171 | 0.212 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1537 | 0.1424 | 0.1669 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1377 | 0.1352 | 0.1404 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 92 Republic of Moldova 0.1365 compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.136 compare
- 94 Syrian Arab Republic 0.1356 compare
- 96 Indonesia 0.1346 compare
- 97 Paraguay 0.1341 compare
- 98 Brazil 0.1341 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Western Sahara
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1184 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1184 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Western Sahara?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Western Sahara was 0.1352 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 Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.491 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1352 in 2023.
- How does Western Sahara rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Western Sahara ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.