Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Seychelles
Seychelles: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1045 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1045
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
112th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2383
in 1950
All-time low
0.1045
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 0.1045, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Seychelles peaked at 0.2383 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1045, in 2023.
Seychelles ranks 112th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2383 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2363 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2338 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2313 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2288 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2249 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2204 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.216 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2136 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2121 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2106 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.209 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2073 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2042 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2003 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1963 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1933 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1903 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1862 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1815 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1755 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1692 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.162 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1556 | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1498 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1449 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1406 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1367 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1334 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1306 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1283 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1264 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1244 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1227 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1212 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1201 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1189 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1177 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1165 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1152 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1135 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1117 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1101 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1089 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.108 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1074 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1071 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.109 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1074 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1077 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.108 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1082 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1084 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1083 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1095 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1082 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.108 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1078 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1069 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1065 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1062 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1061 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1063 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1068 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1073 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1078 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1082 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1088 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1094 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.11 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1093 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1168 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1168 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1045 | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2255 | 0.2121 | 0.2383 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1979 | 0.1815 | 0.2106 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1498 | 0.1306 | 0.1755 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1211 | 0.1152 | 0.1283 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1091 | 0.1071 | 0.1135 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.108 | 0.1065 | 0.1095 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1077 | 0.1061 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1119 | 0.1045 | 0.1168 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 109 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1053 compare
- 110 Mongolia 0.1052 compare
- 111 Wallis and Futuna 0.105 compare
- 113 Saint Lucia 0.1044 compare
- 114 Egypt 0.103 compare
- 115 Uruguay 0.1027 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Seychelles
- 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 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.24 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 43.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Seychelles?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Seychelles was 0.1045 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2383 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1045 in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Seychelles ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.