Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Syria
Syria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women was 0.117 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.117
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
86th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4143
in 1950
All-time low
0.1062
in 2010
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in Syria, 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 Syria is 0.117, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Syria peaked at 0.4143 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1062, in 2010.
Syria ranks 86th 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 in women in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4143 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4037 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3947 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.384 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.373 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3618 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3505 | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3392 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.3281 | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 0.3177 | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3078 | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2986 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2902 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2822 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2745 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2672 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2599 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2527 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2448 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2374 | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2297 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2217 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2139 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2066 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1955 | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1858 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1773 | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1704 | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1645 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1606 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1574 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.167 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1844 | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.151 | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1485 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1461 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1431 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1396 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.136 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1327 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1293 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1269 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.125 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1239 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1234 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1235 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1237 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1237 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1232 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1217 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1196 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1171 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1148 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1123 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1106 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1091 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.108 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.107 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1066 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1062 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1062 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1122 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1388 | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1441 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1415 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1461 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1358 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1362 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1336 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.117 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1112 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1097 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1097 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.117 | +6.7% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.117 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.184, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.117 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0963, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3667 | 0.3177 | 0.4143 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2715 | 0.2374 | 0.3078 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1926 | 0.1606 | 0.2297 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1506 | 0.1327 | 0.1844 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1244 | 0.1217 | 0.1293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1111 | 0.1062 | 0.1196 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1311 | 0.1062 | 0.1461 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1119 | 0.1097 | 0.117 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- 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 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Syria?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in Syria was 0.117 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4143 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1062 in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- Syria ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.