Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1148 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1148
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
137th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3197
in 1947
All-time low
0.1148
in 2023
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bulgaria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.1148 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3197 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.1148, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 137th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.3197 | — |
| 1948 | 0.3018 | -5.6% |
| 1949 | 0.2832 | -6.2% |
| 1950 | 0.256 | -9.6% |
| 1951 | 0.2585 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2545 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2224 | -12.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2209 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2181 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2016 | -7.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1976 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1793 | -9.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1779 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1682 | -5.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1585 | -5.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1532 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1531 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1484 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1442 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1465 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1488 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1458 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1453 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.142 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1389 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1393 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1409 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1384 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1364 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1363 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1392 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1374 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.137 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1353 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1351 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1357 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1331 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1345 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1333 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1329 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1327 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.134 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1355 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1367 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1368 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1401 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1409 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1432 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1395 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.139 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1402 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1375 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1361 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1319 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1324 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.13 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1292 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1298 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1276 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1266 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1253 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1259 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.126 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1234 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1215 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1202 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1203 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1199 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1178 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.119 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1175 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1171 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1171 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1157 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1175 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1187 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1148 | -3.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.1148 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.1148 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3016 | 0.2832 | 0.3197 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.2187 | 0.1779 | 0.2585 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1512 | 0.1442 | 0.1682 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1386 | 0.1363 | 0.142 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1342 | 0.1327 | 0.1357 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.139 | 0.1361 | 0.1432 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1285 | 0.1253 | 0.1324 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1194 | 0.1171 | 0.1234 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1167 | 0.1148 | 0.1187 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 134 Armenia 0.116 compare
- 135 Guadeloupe 0.116 compare
- 136 Argentina 0.1156 compare
- 138 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.1145 compare
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1134 compare
- 140 Poland 0.1132 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,224 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 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (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 Bulgaria?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Bulgaria was 0.1148 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3197 in 1947.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1148 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Bulgaria ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.