Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Greece
Greece: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0753 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0753
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
209th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1633
in 1950
All-time low
0.0753
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Greece, 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 Greece is 0.0753, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Greece peaked at 0.1633 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0753, in 2023.
That places Greece 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1633 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1599 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.157 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1554 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.152 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1499 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1495 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1468 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1438 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1426 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1385 | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1382 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1366 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1345 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1331 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1299 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1272 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1266 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1246 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1219 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1191 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1173 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1161 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1143 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1123 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1107 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1089 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1076 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1054 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1037 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1025 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1008 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0993 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0978 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0964 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0952 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0937 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0945 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0914 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0903 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0894 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0886 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0879 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0868 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0861 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0855 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0846 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0837 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0833 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0828 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0819 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.081 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0804 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.08 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0793 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0786 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0783 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0781 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0775 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0769 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0768 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0766 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0767 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0761 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0761 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0765 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0761 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0764 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0759 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0761 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0768 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0814 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0813 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0753 | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.152 | 0.1426 | 0.1633 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1311 | 0.1219 | 0.1385 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1116 | 0.1037 | 0.1191 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0962 | 0.0903 | 0.1025 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0859 | 0.0828 | 0.0894 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0792 | 0.0769 | 0.0819 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0763 | 0.0759 | 0.0768 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0787 | 0.0753 | 0.0814 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 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 -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (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 Greece?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Greece was 0.0753 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1633 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0753 in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Greece ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.