Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1193 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1193
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
81st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3945
in 1951
All-time low
0.1193
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 0.1193, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Vanuatu peaked at 0.3945 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.1193, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 81st 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3737 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3945 | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 0.3604 | -8.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3545 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3484 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.3423 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.3367 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3316 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3263 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 0.3209 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3154 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3099 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.304 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.298 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2914 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2852 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.279 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2729 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2669 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2614 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2556 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2499 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.245 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2385 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.233 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2274 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2219 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2159 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2093 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1998 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1938 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.188 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1822 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1764 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1712 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1674 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1606 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1653 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1521 | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1497 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1443 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1412 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1389 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1375 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1352 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1349 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1348 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1351 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1353 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.142 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1348 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1346 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1339 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1338 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.134 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1326 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.132 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1306 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1292 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1282 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1273 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1264 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1253 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1251 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1259 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1254 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1242 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1242 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1235 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1226 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1214 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1238 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1202 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1193 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3489 | 0.3209 | 0.3945 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2884 | 0.2614 | 0.3154 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2296 | 0.1998 | 0.2556 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1707 | 0.1497 | 0.1938 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1379 | 0.1348 | 0.1443 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1324 | 0.1282 | 0.1348 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.125 | 0.1226 | 0.1273 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1212 | 0.1193 | 0.1238 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 78 Bahamas 0.122 compare
- 79 Solomon Islands 0.1217 compare
- 80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1198 compare
- 82 Grenada 0.1192 compare
- 83 Western Sahara 0.1184 compare
- 84 Guam 0.1183 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Vanuatu
- 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 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 636.2 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 0.6009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.11 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (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 Vanuatu?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Vanuatu was 0.1193 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3945 in 1951.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1193 in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Vanuatu ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.