Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Greenland
Greenland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1291 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Greenland, 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 Greenland is 0.1291, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Greenland peaked at 0.4023 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1276, in 2018.
That places Greenland 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4023 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3862 | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 0.3678 | -4.8% |
| 1953 | 0.3495 | -5.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3305 | -5.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3118 | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2943 | -5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2759 | -6.3% |
| 1958 | 0.2601 | -5.7% |
| 1959 | 0.246 | -5.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2332 | -5.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2219 | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2122 | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2053 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1968 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1962 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1949 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1927 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.191 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1914 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1925 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1951 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1984 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2005 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1999 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1968 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1933 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1898 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1872 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1857 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1851 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1844 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1836 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1824 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1812 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1798 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1784 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1773 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1766 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1762 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1756 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1753 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1754 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1748 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1737 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1722 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1696 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1682 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1631 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1589 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1547 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1504 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1459 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1447 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1436 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1413 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1408 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1402 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1391 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1376 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1358 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1337 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1318 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1304 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1292 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.128 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1277 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1276 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1277 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1283 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1295 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1293 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1291 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3224 | 0.246 | 0.4023 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2044 | 0.191 | 0.2332 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1945 | 0.1872 | 0.2005 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1814 | 0.1766 | 0.1857 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1724 | 0.1631 | 0.1762 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.146 | 0.1391 | 0.1589 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1309 | 0.1276 | 0.1376 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1291 | 0.1283 | 0.1295 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More poverty & inequality data for Greenland
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1291 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1543 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Greenland?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Greenland was 0.1291 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4023 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1276 in 2018.
- How does Greenland rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Greenland ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.