Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Brunei
Brunei: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1008 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1008
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
124th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3132
in 1950
All-time low
0.1008
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Brunei, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Brunei stood at 0.1008. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Brunei peaked at 0.3132 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1008, in 2023.
Brunei ranks 124th 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 Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3132 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3041 | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 0.2955 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2872 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2792 | -2.8% |
| 1955 | 0.2715 | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 0.2642 | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.2567 | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2494 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 0.242 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2351 | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2285 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2232 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2164 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2109 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2068 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2008 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1961 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1915 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.187 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1825 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1779 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1733 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1686 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1642 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.16 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1559 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1521 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1488 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1456 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1426 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1399 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1374 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1351 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1331 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1312 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1294 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1276 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1261 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1243 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1224 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1206 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1188 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1171 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1154 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1138 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1123 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1109 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1096 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1085 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1075 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1066 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1059 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1053 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1049 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1046 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1043 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1042 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.104 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1039 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1039 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1038 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1037 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1036 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1035 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1034 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1032 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.103 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1027 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1023 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.102 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1021 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1083 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1008 | -6.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.1008 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0826, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.1008 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1119, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2763 | 0.242 | 0.3132 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2096 | 0.187 | 0.2351 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1629 | 0.1456 | 0.1825 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1327 | 0.1243 | 0.1426 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.115 | 0.1085 | 0.1224 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1051 | 0.1039 | 0.1075 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1033 | 0.1023 | 0.1039 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1033 | 0.1008 | 0.1083 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More poverty & inequality data for Brunei
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,467 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.6% (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 -45.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.257 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Brunei?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Brunei was 0.1008 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3132 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1008 in 2023.
- How does Brunei rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Brunei ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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.