Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1491 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1491
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
48th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5561
in 1978
All-time low
0.1491
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Timor-Leste, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.1491 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.5561 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1491, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5291 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5258 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.5226 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5194 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.5162 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.513 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.5097 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.5062 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.5026 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.4989 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.495 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.491 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4868 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4823 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4773 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4722 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.467 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4617 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4562 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4506 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.445 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4395 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4342 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4289 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4561 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5298 | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5086 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5254 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5561 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5399 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4554 | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4428 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4294 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.424 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4005 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4034 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3989 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3834 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3834 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3718 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3694 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3691 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3579 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.349 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.341 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3436 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3356 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3274 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3312 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3448 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2408 | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2341 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2272 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.221 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2152 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2098 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2038 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.199 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1946 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1908 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1867 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1829 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1796 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1765 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1736 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1709 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1683 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1656 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1624 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1594 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1555 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1567 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1519 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1491 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5144 | 0.4989 | 0.5291 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.474 | 0.4506 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4864 | 0.4289 | 0.5561 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4093 | 0.3718 | 0.4554 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3469 | 0.3274 | 0.3694 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2136 | 0.1908 | 0.2408 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1726 | 0.1594 | 0.1867 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1533 | 0.1491 | 0.1567 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Timor-Leste
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,129 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 9.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.7% (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Timor-Leste?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Timor-Leste was 0.1491 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5561 in 1978.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1491 in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Timor-Leste ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.