Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Fiji
Fiji: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1325 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1325
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
63rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2678
in 1950
All-time low
0.13
in 2014
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Fiji, 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 Fiji is 0.1325, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Fiji peaked at 0.2678 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 2014.
Fiji ranks 63rd 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2678 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2625 | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2585 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2511 | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2447 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2376 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2316 | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2257 | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 0.2201 | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.2153 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2108 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2062 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2021 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1983 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1948 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.193 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1886 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1882 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1863 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1862 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.184 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1829 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1825 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1863 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1815 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1787 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1774 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1747 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1723 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1743 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1705 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1688 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.167 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1638 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1612 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1602 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1574 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1548 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1525 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.151 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1494 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1476 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.146 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1452 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1428 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1414 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1401 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1399 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1379 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1371 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1368 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1362 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1366 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1368 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1362 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.135 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1345 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1342 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1336 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.133 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1317 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1308 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1321 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1308 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.13 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1302 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1321 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1302 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1313 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1316 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1317 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1354 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1324 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1325 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2415 | 0.2153 | 0.2678 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1955 | 0.1862 | 0.2108 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1795 | 0.1723 | 0.1863 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1607 | 0.151 | 0.1705 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1427 | 0.1371 | 0.1494 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1353 | 0.133 | 0.1368 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1311 | 0.13 | 0.1321 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.133 | 0.1317 | 0.1354 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More poverty & inequality data for Fiji
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,109 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 0.4572 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.7% (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 Fiji?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Fiji was 0.1325 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2678 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 2014.
- How does Fiji rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Fiji ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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.