Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1483 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1483
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
50th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2653
in 1950
All-time low
0.1483
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.1483 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.2653 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1483, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 50th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2653 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2648 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2643 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2638 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2631 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2622 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2608 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2589 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2564 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2532 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.2493 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2446 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2396 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2345 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2292 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2242 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2191 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2143 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2096 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2054 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2017 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1983 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1956 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1931 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1912 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1898 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1885 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1872 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1859 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1845 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.183 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1815 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1799 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1783 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1771 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1763 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.176 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1762 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1769 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1778 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1788 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1795 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1799 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1797 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.179 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1779 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1762 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1741 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1721 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1703 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1715 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1682 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1679 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1678 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.168 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1681 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1682 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1683 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1679 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1673 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1665 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1653 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1642 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.163 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1618 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1603 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1589 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1574 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1558 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1543 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1536 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1542 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1497 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1483 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2613 | 0.2532 | 0.2653 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.227 | 0.2054 | 0.2493 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1916 | 0.1845 | 0.2017 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1783 | 0.176 | 0.183 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1768 | 0.1703 | 0.1799 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1683 | 0.1673 | 0.1715 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1608 | 0.1543 | 0.1665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1515 | 0.1483 | 0.1542 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Marshall Islands
- 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 2.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.52 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2008)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1483 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Marshall Islands?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Marshall Islands was 0.1483 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2653 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1483 in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Marshall Islands ranks 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.