Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Thailand
Thailand: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1062 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1062
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
106th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.369
in 1950
All-time low
0.1016
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Thailand, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Thailand stood at 0.1062.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Thailand peaked at 0.369 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1016, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 106th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.369 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3613 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3547 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.3482 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.3419 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3362 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3305 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.325 | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3201 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3128 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3057 | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2987 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2936 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2876 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2818 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2757 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2695 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2635 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2569 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2503 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2438 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2387 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2334 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2283 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2218 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2155 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2092 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2038 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1993 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1938 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1883 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1827 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1775 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1716 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1642 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.157 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1512 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1472 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1442 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1413 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1382 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1365 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.135 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1341 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1325 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1311 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1297 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1288 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1286 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1298 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1311 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.131 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1292 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1258 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1259 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1184 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1148 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1124 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1101 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1094 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1086 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1083 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1073 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1056 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1049 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1044 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.105 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1045 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1039 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1058 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.105 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1016 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1109 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1062 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.34 | 0.3128 | 0.369 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2783 | 0.2503 | 0.3057 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2187 | 0.1938 | 0.2438 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1625 | 0.1413 | 0.1883 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1324 | 0.1286 | 0.1382 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1208 | 0.1094 | 0.1311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1058 | 0.1039 | 0.1086 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1059 | 0.1016 | 0.1109 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1072 compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 0.1071 compare
- 105 Viet Nam 0.1063 compare
- 107 Ukraine 0.1061 compare
- 108 Mexico 0.106 compare
- 109 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1053 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,072 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 -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.04 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.0% (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 Thailand?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Thailand was 0.1062 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.369 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1016 in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Thailand ranks 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.