Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Greenland
Greenland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1543 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Greenland, 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 Greenland is 0.1543, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Greenland peaked at 0.4161 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1511, in 2016.
That places Greenland 67th 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4161 | — |
| 1951 | 0.402 | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3885 | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.3748 | -3.5% |
| 1954 | 0.3603 | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3447 | -4.3% |
| 1956 | 0.327 | -5.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3083 | -5.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2916 | -5.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2788 | -4.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2701 | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 0.266 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2645 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2625 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.259 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2525 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2453 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.237 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2304 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2244 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2213 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2187 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2175 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2177 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2198 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2219 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2244 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2265 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2271 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2261 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2245 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2224 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2202 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2186 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2174 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2167 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2163 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.216 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2153 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.214 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.212 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2089 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2055 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2017 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2029 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.198 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1969 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1946 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1918 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1877 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1826 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1767 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1725 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1733 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.171 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1681 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1658 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1651 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1658 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1657 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1632 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1584 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1549 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1527 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1519 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1511 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1513 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1518 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1528 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1535 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1539 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1541 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1543 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3492 | 0.2788 | 0.4161 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2512 | 0.2244 | 0.2701 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2221 | 0.2175 | 0.2271 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2182 | 0.214 | 0.2245 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2012 | 0.1918 | 0.212 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1729 | 0.1651 | 0.1877 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1554 | 0.1511 | 0.1657 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1539 | 0.1535 | 0.1543 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 64 Senegal 0.1567 compare
- 65 Yemen 0.1562 compare
- 66 Mauritania 0.1559 compare
- 68 Russian Federation 0.1536 compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 0.1524 compare
- 70 Thailand 0.1504 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Greenland
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1291 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1291 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Greenland?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Greenland was 0.1543 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4161 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1511 in 2016.
- How does Greenland rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Greenland ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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.