Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Switzerland
Switzerland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0694 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0694
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
231st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4176
in 1877
All-time low
0.0694
in 2023
Years of data
148
1876–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Switzerland, 1876–2023
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 Switzerland is 0.0694, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 148 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Switzerland peaked at 0.4176 in 1877 and was at its lowest, 0.0694, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 231st of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 0.4053 | — |
| 1877 | 0.4176 | +3.0% |
| 1878 | 0.4112 | -1.5% |
| 1879 | 0.388 | -5.6% |
| 1880 | 0.3852 | -0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.3966 | +3.0% |
| 1882 | 0.3773 | -4.9% |
| 1883 | 0.3603 | -4.5% |
| 1884 | 0.359 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.3688 | +2.7% |
| 1886 | 0.3611 | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 0.3511 | -2.8% |
| 1888 | 0.3425 | -2.5% |
| 1889 | 0.3587 | +4.7% |
| 1890 | 0.3496 | -2.6% |
| 1891 | 0.3589 | +2.7% |
| 1892 | 0.3328 | -7.3% |
| 1893 | 0.3424 | +2.9% |
| 1894 | 0.3461 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 0.3339 | -3.5% |
| 1896 | 0.3157 | -5.5% |
| 1897 | 0.3182 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.3265 | +2.6% |
| 1899 | 0.3113 | -4.7% |
| 1900 | 0.326 | +4.7% |
| 1901 | 0.3148 | -3.4% |
| 1902 | 0.3042 | -3.4% |
| 1903 | 0.3058 | +0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.3202 | +4.7% |
| 1905 | 0.3058 | -4.5% |
| 1906 | 0.2999 | -2.0% |
| 1907 | 0.29 | -3.3% |
| 1908 | 0.2761 | -4.8% |
| 1909 | 0.2849 | +3.2% |
| 1910 | 0.2741 | -3.8% |
| 1911 | 0.2857 | +4.2% |
| 1912 | 0.2589 | -9.4% |
| 1913 | 0.2568 | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 0.2499 | -2.7% |
| 1915 | 0.243 | -2.7% |
| 1916 | 0.2361 | -2.9% |
| 1917 | 0.2398 | +1.6% |
| 1918 | 0.3189 | +33.0% |
| 1919 | 0.2544 | -20.2% |
| 1920 | 0.2587 | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 0.226 | -12.6% |
| 1922 | 0.2161 | -4.4% |
| 1923 | 0.2058 | -4.8% |
| 1924 | 0.2051 | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.206 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.2022 | -1.8% |
| 1927 | 0.2015 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.2003 | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.197 | -1.6% |
| 1930 | 0.1907 | -3.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1894 | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1896 | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1833 | -3.3% |
| 1934 | 0.1779 | -2.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1828 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1761 | -3.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1766 | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1706 | -3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.1655 | -3.0% |
| 1940 | 0.1694 | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 0.1644 | -2.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1595 | -3.0% |
| 1943 | 0.1581 | -0.9% |
| 1944 | 0.1604 | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1599 | -0.3% |
| 1946 | 0.1568 | -1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.1497 | -4.5% |
| 1948 | 0.1431 | -4.5% |
| 1949 | 0.1371 | -4.2% |
| 1950 | 0.132 | -3.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1296 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1264 | -2.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1239 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1225 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1212 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1168 | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1159 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1124 | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1117 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1093 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1116 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1108 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1082 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1071 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1049 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1041 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1034 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1033 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1037 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1012 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1013 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0995 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0974 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0968 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0956 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0938 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.094 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0927 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0941 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0928 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.091 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0905 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0893 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.09 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0897 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0885 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0883 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0884 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0882 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0875 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0874 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0866 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0865 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0858 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0852 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0826 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0829 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0807 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0805 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0809 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0798 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0797 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0783 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0782 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0768 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0774 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0767 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0754 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0748 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0751 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0744 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0734 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0725 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0723 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0716 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0726 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0706 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0717 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0706 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0699 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0705 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.071 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0694 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.4055 | 0.388 | 0.4176 | 4 |
| 1880s | 0.366 | 0.3425 | 0.3966 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3335 | 0.3113 | 0.3589 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3028 | 0.2761 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2618 | 0.2361 | 0.3189 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2119 | 0.197 | 0.2587 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1802 | 0.1655 | 0.1907 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1558 | 0.1371 | 0.1694 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1212 | 0.1117 | 0.132 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1066 | 0.1033 | 0.1116 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0966 | 0.0927 | 0.1013 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0897 | 0.0882 | 0.0928 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0846 | 0.0805 | 0.0875 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0778 | 0.0748 | 0.0809 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0725 | 0.0706 | 0.0751 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0702 | 0.0694 | 0.071 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,706 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.8% (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 Switzerland?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Switzerland was 0.0694 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4176 in 1877.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0694 in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Switzerland ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.