Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bhutan
Bhutan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1231 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1231
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
121st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4801
in 1950
All-time low
0.1231
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bhutan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.1231 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Bhutan peaked at 0.4801 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1231, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 121st 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 men in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4801 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4798 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4796 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4793 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4787 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4779 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4769 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4755 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.4738 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.4716 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.469 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.4659 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4625 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4586 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4543 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4496 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4442 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4383 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4321 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4258 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4193 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4127 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4061 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3997 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3931 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3854 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3784 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3715 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.364 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3566 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3493 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3415 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3335 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3257 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.318 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3107 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.303 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2953 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2878 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2807 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.274 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2678 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2606 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.254 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2494 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2412 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2346 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2285 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2223 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2156 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2179 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2034 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1976 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1911 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1852 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1798 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1747 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1687 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1634 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1595 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1548 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1506 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1464 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.143 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1401 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1376 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1354 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1336 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1316 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1295 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.128 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1266 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1246 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1231 | -1.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1231 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1231 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1308, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4773 | 0.4716 | 0.4801 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.45 | 0.4258 | 0.469 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3887 | 0.3566 | 0.4193 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3145 | 0.2807 | 0.3493 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2448 | 0.2156 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1841 | 0.1595 | 0.2179 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1402 | 0.1295 | 0.1548 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1256 | 0.1231 | 0.128 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- 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 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,552 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 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.38 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (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 Bhutan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Bhutan was 0.1231 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4801 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1231 in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Bhutan ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.