Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Maldives
Maldives: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0722 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0722
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
222nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4886
in 1950
All-time low
0.0722
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0722 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Maldives peaked at 0.4886 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0722, in 2023.
That places Maldives 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4886 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4837 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4842 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4845 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4841 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.483 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4812 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.4787 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.4755 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.4718 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.4675 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4627 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4574 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4515 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4451 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4384 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4311 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4234 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4151 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4061 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3963 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.386 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3747 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3627 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3503 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3377 | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3252 | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3132 | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3236 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.291 | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2808 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.271 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2615 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2522 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2432 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2346 | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2264 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2185 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2107 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2032 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1959 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1886 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1813 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.174 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1667 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1596 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1526 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1462 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.14 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.133 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.127 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1206 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1159 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.11 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1169 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1008 | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0978 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0953 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.094 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0925 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0907 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0889 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.087 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0851 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0838 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0823 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0814 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0798 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0784 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0776 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0742 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0777 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0733 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0722 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4815 | 0.4718 | 0.4886 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4398 | 0.4061 | 0.4675 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3461 | 0.291 | 0.3963 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2402 | 0.2032 | 0.2808 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1638 | 0.133 | 0.1959 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1071 | 0.0925 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0835 | 0.0776 | 0.0907 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0744 | 0.0722 | 0.0777 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Maldives
- 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 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,442 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 0.3782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.6% (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 Maldives?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Maldives was 0.0722 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4886 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0722 in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Maldives ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.