Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Mozambique
Mozambique: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data was 1,125 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Mozambique, 1820–2017
Source: Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Mozambique stood at 1,125.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Mozambique peaked at 2,778 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 957, in 2010.
Mozambique ranks 154th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,659 | 1,659 | 1,659 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,455 | 1,455 | 1,455 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,796 | 1,796 | 1,796 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,907 | 1,907 | 1,907 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1,850 | 1,850 | 1,850 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1,748 | 1,748 | 1,748 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,806 | 1,806 | 1,806 | 1 |
| 1960s | 2,115 | 2,115 | 2,115 | 1 |
| 1970s | 2,778 | 2,778 | 2,778 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,945 | 1,945 | 1,945 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,776 | 1,776 | 1,776 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,152 | 1,108 | 1,196 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,041 | 957 | 1,125 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 1,483 compare
- 152 Togo 1,418 compare
- 153 Madagascar 1,400 compare
- 155 Malawi 1,119 compare
- 156 Niger 935 compare
- 157 Democratic Republic of Congo 839 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 776.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.479 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1688 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1688 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2063 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5441 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Mozambique?
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Mozambique was 1,125 in 2017, according to Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2,778 in 1970.
- What is the lowest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 957 in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Mozambique ranks 154th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.