Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Singapore
Singapore: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0759 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0759
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2508
in 1950
All-time low
0.0737
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Singapore, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0759 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Singapore peaked at 0.2508 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0737, in 2020.
That places Singapore 205th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2508 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2387 | -4.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2271 | -4.9% |
| 1953 | 0.216 | -4.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2032 | -5.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1923 | -5.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1831 | -4.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1735 | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1681 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1607 | -4.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1563 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1507 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1469 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1443 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1405 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1361 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.132 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1291 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1271 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1248 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1242 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1231 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1213 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.118 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.116 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1138 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1131 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1119 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1117 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1097 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1096 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1089 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1082 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1064 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1042 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1032 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1024 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1031 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1016 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1006 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0986 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0988 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0974 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0961 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0945 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0928 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0924 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0916 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0919 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.091 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.09 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.089 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0879 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0872 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0872 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0873 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0866 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0851 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0828 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.081 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0798 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0796 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0793 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0785 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0771 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0761 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0757 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0752 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0745 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0739 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0737 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0758 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0791 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0759 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2013 | 0.1607 | 0.2508 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1388 | 0.1248 | 0.1563 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1163 | 0.1097 | 0.1242 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1049 | 0.1006 | 0.1096 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0945 | 0.091 | 0.0988 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0864 | 0.081 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.077 | 0.0739 | 0.0798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0761 | 0.0737 | 0.0791 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More poverty & inequality data for Singapore
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (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 16.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.091 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2594 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Singapore?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Singapore was 0.0759 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2508 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0737 in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Singapore ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.