Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women was 0.0736 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0736
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3288
in 1950
All-time low
0.0736
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 0.0736, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Kuwait peaked at 0.3288 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0736, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3288 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3195 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.3105 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.3014 | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2922 | -3.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2829 | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2733 | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2635 | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.2535 | -3.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2434 | -4.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2332 | -4.2% |
| 1961 | 0.223 | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.213 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2033 | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.194 | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1851 | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1767 | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.169 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1618 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1554 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1497 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1447 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1404 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1366 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1333 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1302 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1274 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1246 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1219 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1193 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1165 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1137 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1109 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.108 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1053 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1027 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1005 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0985 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0969 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0955 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.101 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0957 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0935 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0935 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0937 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.094 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0942 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0943 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.094 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0935 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0928 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.092 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0912 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0905 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0899 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0893 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0887 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.088 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0872 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0863 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0853 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0842 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.083 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0816 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0802 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0789 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0775 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0763 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0753 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0746 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0758 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0864 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0771 | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0736 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2869 | 0.2434 | 0.3288 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1914 | 0.1554 | 0.2332 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1328 | 0.1193 | 0.1497 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1048 | 0.0955 | 0.1165 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0948 | 0.0935 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0896 | 0.0863 | 0.0928 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0797 | 0.0746 | 0.0853 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0782 | 0.0736 | 0.0864 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Kuwait
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 14,957 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 3.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 1.19 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 1.2% (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 34.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.188 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Kuwait?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Kuwait was 0.0736 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3288 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0736 in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- Kuwait ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.