Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1385 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1385
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
87th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5214
in 1971
All-time low
0.1381
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh, 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 men in Bangladesh is 0.1385, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5214 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1381, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 87th 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 men in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4705 | — |
| 1951 | 0.462 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4537 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4464 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4362 | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 0.4283 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4219 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.4116 | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.4057 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3988 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3959 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3862 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3775 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3774 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3677 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3742 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3598 | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3564 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.354 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3523 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4082 | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5214 | +27.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3473 | -33.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3463 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3514 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3419 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3393 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3364 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3329 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3287 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3247 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.32 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3151 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3095 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3042 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.301 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2926 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2868 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2809 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2741 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2676 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2826 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2544 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2478 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2413 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.235 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2286 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2224 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2165 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2105 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2048 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1993 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1941 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1892 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1847 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1803 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1763 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1735 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1692 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1661 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1633 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1606 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1581 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1559 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1536 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1516 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1496 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1476 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1458 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1441 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1381 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.144 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1401 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1385 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4335 | 0.3988 | 0.4705 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3701 | 0.3523 | 0.3959 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3654 | 0.3287 | 0.5214 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3009 | 0.2741 | 0.3247 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2407 | 0.2105 | 0.2826 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1838 | 0.1661 | 0.2048 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.153 | 0.1441 | 0.1633 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1402 | 0.1381 | 0.144 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,408 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 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.3% (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 in men in Bangladesh?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Bangladesh was 0.1385 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 men recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5214 in 1971.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1381 in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Bangladesh ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.