Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Macao
Macao: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women was 0.0635 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0635
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
236th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2287
in 1950
All-time low
0.0576
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Macao, 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 Macao is 0.0635, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Macao peaked at 0.2287 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0576, in 2022.
Macao ranks 236th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2287 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2238 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.219 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2148 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2097 | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2046 | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1928 | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1882 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1835 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1793 | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1748 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1699 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1659 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1622 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.158 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1544 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1505 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1466 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1431 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.14 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1362 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1326 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1293 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1265 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1234 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1204 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1179 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1154 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1129 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1105 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.108 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.106 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.104 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1019 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0998 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.098 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0961 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0944 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0926 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.091 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0894 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0878 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0863 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0848 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0833 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0823 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0804 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0792 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0779 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0768 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0757 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0747 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0739 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.073 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0724 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0715 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0706 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0699 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0689 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0681 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0675 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0668 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0662 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0657 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0651 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0646 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0651 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.064 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0639 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0665 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.064 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0576 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0635 | +10.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0635 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0826, 77% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0635 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1119, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2065 | 0.1835 | 0.2287 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1605 | 0.1431 | 0.1793 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1255 | 0.1129 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1011 | 0.0926 | 0.1105 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0842 | 0.0779 | 0.091 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0727 | 0.0689 | 0.0768 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0657 | 0.0639 | 0.0681 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0629 | 0.0576 | 0.0665 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 233 South Korea 0.0683 compare
- 234 San Marino 0.0667 compare
- 235 United Arab Emirates 0.0656 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Macao
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.662 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.3% (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 26.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0635 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0809 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Macao?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Macao was 0.0635 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2287 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0576 in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- Macao ranks 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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.