Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Greece
Greece: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0922 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0922
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
199th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1799
in 1950
All-time low
0.0922
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Greece, 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 Greece is 0.0922, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Greece peaked at 0.1799 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0922, in 2023.
Greece ranks 199th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1799 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1773 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1742 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1733 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1695 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1664 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1657 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1641 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1593 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1588 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1562 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1545 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1533 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1513 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1503 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1474 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1454 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1445 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1431 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1407 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1382 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1366 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1359 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1344 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1323 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1314 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1302 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1291 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1267 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.125 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1241 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1221 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1204 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1189 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1174 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1156 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.114 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1156 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1117 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1107 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1097 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1089 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1086 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1073 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1067 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1062 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1056 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1044 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.104 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1037 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1032 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1018 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1012 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1007 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0994 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0988 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0988 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0979 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0975 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0968 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0969 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0969 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0958 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0957 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.096 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.095 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0953 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0943 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0941 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0993 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1027 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1029 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0922 | -10.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0922 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0922 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1689 | 0.1588 | 0.1799 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1487 | 0.1407 | 0.1562 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.132 | 0.125 | 0.1382 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.117 | 0.1107 | 0.1241 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1065 | 0.1037 | 0.1097 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0999 | 0.0975 | 0.1032 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0957 | 0.0941 | 0.0969 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0993 | 0.0922 | 0.1029 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- 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 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 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 -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (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 Greece?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Greece was 0.0922 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1799 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0922 in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Greece ranks 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.