Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Cambodia
Cambodia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women was 0.128 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.128
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5342
in 1977
All-time low
0.128
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Cambodia, 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 in women in Cambodia is 0.128, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Cambodia peaked at 0.5342 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.128, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in women in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4279 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4252 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.4218 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4191 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4161 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.4123 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.4096 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4056 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.402 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3974 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3925 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3878 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3828 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3781 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3734 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3688 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3644 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3595 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3559 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3522 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3542 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.352 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3499 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.349 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3474 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5266 | +51.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5339 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5342 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5307 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3323 | -37.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3222 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3171 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3102 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3046 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.298 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2916 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2852 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2781 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2731 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2687 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2651 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2643 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.263 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2622 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2619 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2591 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2576 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2544 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2496 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2426 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2343 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2246 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2145 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2051 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1973 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.19 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1829 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1772 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1715 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1659 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1607 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1557 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1506 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1469 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1435 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1408 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1385 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1366 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1349 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1334 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1318 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1329 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1291 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.128 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4137 | 0.3974 | 0.4279 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3715 | 0.3522 | 0.3925 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.421 | 0.3323 | 0.5342 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2949 | 0.2687 | 0.3222 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.258 | 0.2426 | 0.2651 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1963 | 0.1659 | 0.2343 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1442 | 0.1334 | 0.1607 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1305 | 0.128 | 0.1329 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More poverty & inequality data for Cambodia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,722 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 1.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.95 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.506 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Cambodia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Cambodia was 0.128 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 in women recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5342 in 1977.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.128 in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- Cambodia ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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 in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.