Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Slovakia
Slovakia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.084 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.084
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
179th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2266
in 1950
All-time low
0.0838
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Slovakia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.084 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Slovakia peaked at 0.2266 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0838, in 2017.
Slovakia ranks 179th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2266 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2172 | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1801 | -17.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1648 | -8.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1517 | -7.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1431 | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1379 | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1424 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1302 | -8.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1263 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1202 | -4.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1183 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1139 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1165 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1158 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1183 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1153 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1137 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.113 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1168 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1152 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1134 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1137 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1151 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1118 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1113 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1113 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1078 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1114 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1074 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.107 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1062 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1047 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1052 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1043 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1044 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1017 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1036 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1017 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1017 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1018 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1035 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1005 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0982 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0968 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0969 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.096 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0961 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0959 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0941 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0914 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0905 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.093 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0919 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0915 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0896 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0886 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0899 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0877 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0876 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0863 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0855 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0848 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0858 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0854 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0852 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0852 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0838 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0854 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.086 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0844 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0881 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0864 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.084 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.162 | 0.1263 | 0.2266 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1162 | 0.113 | 0.1202 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1118 | 0.1074 | 0.1152 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1041 | 0.1017 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.098 | 0.0941 | 0.1035 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0902 | 0.0876 | 0.093 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0853 | 0.0838 | 0.0863 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0857 | 0.084 | 0.0881 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 176 Poland 0.0842 compare
- 177 British Virgin Islands 0.0841 compare
- 178 Albania 0.0841 compare
- 180 United States Virgin Islands 0.0837 compare
- 181 Gibraltar 0.0837 compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 0.0834 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,560 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 -10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.49 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.5% (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 Slovakia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Slovakia was 0.084 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2266 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0838 in 2017.
- How does Slovakia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Slovakia ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.