Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Tunisia
Tunisia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0884 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0884
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
155th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4427
in 1950
All-time low
0.0884
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Tunisia, 1950–2023
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 Tunisia is 0.0884, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Tunisia peaked at 0.4427 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0884, in 2023.
That places Tunisia 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4427 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4388 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.435 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.4308 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4265 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4217 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4165 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.411 | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.4051 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3988 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3921 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.385 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3772 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3686 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3598 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.35 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.34 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3293 | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3174 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3073 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2921 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2799 | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2672 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2564 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.245 | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2345 | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2247 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2152 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2063 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1978 | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1901 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.183 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.177 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1705 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1647 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1592 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1541 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1488 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1443 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1404 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1375 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1346 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1321 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1295 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1264 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1229 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1193 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1162 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1134 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1114 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1095 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1079 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1064 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.105 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1037 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1026 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1016 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1008 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0994 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0988 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0986 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0979 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0974 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0968 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.096 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.095 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0939 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0931 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0922 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0916 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0953 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0896 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0884 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4227 | 0.3988 | 0.4427 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3527 | 0.3073 | 0.3921 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2419 | 0.1978 | 0.2921 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1632 | 0.1404 | 0.1901 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1243 | 0.1114 | 0.1375 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1037 | 0.0994 | 0.1095 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.096 | 0.0922 | 0.0988 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0913 | 0.0884 | 0.0953 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 152 Chile 0.0897 compare
- 153 Bulgaria 0.0893 compare
- 154 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.089 compare
- 156 Lithuania 0.0884 compare
- 157 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 0.0881 compare
- 158 Cape Verde 0.0879 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 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 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Tunisia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Tunisia was 0.0884 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4427 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0884 in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Tunisia ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.