Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Estonia
Estonia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1078 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1078
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
155th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1907
in 1950
All-time low
0.1078
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 0.1078, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Estonia peaked at 0.1907 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1078, in 2023.
That places Estonia 155th 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1907 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1867 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1828 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1792 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.176 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1728 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1698 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.167 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1686 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1698 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1708 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1651 | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1574 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1608 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1578 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1523 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.153 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1515 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1542 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.155 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1551 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1557 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1575 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1517 | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1562 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1599 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1601 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1628 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.162 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1633 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.161 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1621 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.162 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.164 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1562 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1538 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1462 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1465 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1439 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1537 | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1553 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1572 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1634 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1658 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1747 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1736 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1541 | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1583 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1547 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1523 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1495 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1521 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1514 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1437 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1434 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.138 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1381 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1403 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1333 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1288 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1242 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1253 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1254 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1165 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1204 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1173 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1169 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1136 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1119 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1107 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1131 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1129 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.112 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1078 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1763 | 0.167 | 0.1907 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1578 | 0.1515 | 0.1708 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1584 | 0.1517 | 0.1633 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1549 | 0.1439 | 0.164 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1609 | 0.1523 | 0.1747 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1419 | 0.1288 | 0.1521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1182 | 0.1107 | 0.1254 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1115 | 0.1078 | 0.1131 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 152 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1085 compare
- 153 Chile 0.1084 compare
- 154 French Guiana 0.108 compare
- 156 Cayman Islands 0.1077 compare
- 157 Saint Helena 0.1076 compare
- 158 Algeria 0.1073 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 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 -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (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 2.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.061 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Estonia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Estonia was 0.1078 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1907 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1078 in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Estonia ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.