Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bhutan
Bhutan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1103 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1103
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4711
in 1950
All-time low
0.1103
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.1103 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bhutan peaked at 0.4711 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1103, in 2023.
Bhutan 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 by sex in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4711 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4708 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4706 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4703 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4697 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4689 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4679 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4665 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.4648 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.4627 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4602 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4574 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4539 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.45 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4456 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4407 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4355 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4299 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4239 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4178 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4117 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4054 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3988 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3922 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3857 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3793 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3722 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.365 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3577 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3498 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3421 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3343 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3262 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3184 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.311 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3035 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2954 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2874 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2796 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2721 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.265 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2586 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2511 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2442 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2395 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2307 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2238 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2173 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2105 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2035 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2052 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.191 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1841 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1776 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1717 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1661 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1597 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.154 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1491 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1459 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1401 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1358 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1321 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1292 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1267 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1247 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1223 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1201 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1181 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1163 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1147 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1134 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1117 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1103 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4683 | 0.4627 | 0.4711 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4415 | 0.4178 | 0.4602 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3818 | 0.3498 | 0.4117 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.307 | 0.2721 | 0.3421 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2344 | 0.2035 | 0.265 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1704 | 0.1459 | 0.2052 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1265 | 0.1163 | 0.1401 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1125 | 0.1103 | 0.1147 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 92 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1135 compare
- 93 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.1119 compare
- 94 Honduras 0.1103 compare
- 96 Paraguay 0.1098 compare
- 97 Mauritius 0.1097 compare
- 98 Republic of Moldova 0.1087 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,552 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 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.38 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (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 Bhutan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bhutan was 0.1103 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4711 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1103 in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Bhutan ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.