Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Armenia
Armenia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0854 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0854
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
173rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2926
in 1988
All-time low
0.0854
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Armenia, 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 by sex in Armenia is 0.0854, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Armenia peaked at 0.2926 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0854, in 2023.
Armenia ranks 173rd 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 by sex in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2707 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2657 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2608 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2559 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2511 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2463 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2416 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.2368 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2322 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2275 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.223 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.2185 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2141 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2099 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2058 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2019 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1981 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1946 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1912 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1881 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1851 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1823 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1798 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1774 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.175 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1724 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1698 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1669 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.164 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.161 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1582 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1555 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1527 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1501 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1475 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1451 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1428 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1405 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2926 | +108.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1362 | -53.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1342 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1321 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1304 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1282 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1262 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1241 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1222 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1203 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1183 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1163 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1144 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1125 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1107 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1089 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1073 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1058 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1044 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.103 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1017 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1004 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0992 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0979 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0968 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0956 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0944 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0933 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.092 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0909 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0898 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0887 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0882 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0883 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0873 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0854 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2489 | 0.2275 | 0.2707 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2045 | 0.1881 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1734 | 0.161 | 0.1851 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1621 | 0.1362 | 0.2926 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1252 | 0.1163 | 0.1342 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1069 | 0.1004 | 0.1144 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0938 | 0.0887 | 0.0992 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0873 | 0.0854 | 0.0883 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 170 Belarus 0.0861 compare
- 171 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0859 compare
- 172 New Caledonia 0.0856 compare
- 174 China 0.0853 compare
- 175 French Guiana 0.085 compare
- 176 Poland 0.0842 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 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 -17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Armenia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Armenia was 0.0854 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 by sex recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2926 in 1988.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0854 in 2023.
- How does Armenia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Armenia ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.