Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1408 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1408
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
56th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4128
in 1950
All-time low
0.1408
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 0.1408, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Tuvalu peaked at 0.4128 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1408, in 2023.
That places Tuvalu 56th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4128 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4048 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3967 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.3882 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.3786 | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.369 | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3592 | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3493 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3403 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.3318 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3233 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3149 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3068 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2983 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2904 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2825 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2749 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2676 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2603 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2532 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2462 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2393 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2547 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2266 | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2216 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2165 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2117 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2077 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2042 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2014 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1985 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1961 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1937 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1917 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1904 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.189 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1882 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1874 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1869 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1859 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1851 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1841 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1992 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.182 | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1809 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1796 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1782 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1766 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1752 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1738 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1724 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.171 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1697 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1686 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1675 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1663 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.165 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1636 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1622 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1606 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1589 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1574 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1559 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1545 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1532 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1517 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1504 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1492 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1478 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1464 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.145 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1464 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1423 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1408 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3731 | 0.3318 | 0.4128 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2872 | 0.2532 | 0.3233 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.223 | 0.2014 | 0.2547 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1908 | 0.1859 | 0.1985 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1815 | 0.1738 | 0.1992 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1667 | 0.1606 | 0.1724 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1525 | 0.1464 | 0.1589 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1436 | 0.1408 | 0.1464 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tuvalu
- 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 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Tuvalu?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Tuvalu was 0.1408 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4128 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1408 in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Tuvalu ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.