Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Iceland
Iceland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0858 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0858
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
212th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.7103
in 1882
All-time low
0.0839
in 2014
Years of data
186
1838–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Iceland, 1838–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Iceland stood at 0.0858.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Iceland peaked at 0.7103 in 1882 and was at its lowest, 0.0839, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 212th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1838 | 0.5284 | — |
| 1839 | 0.5671 | +7.3% |
| 1840 | 0.5418 | -4.5% |
| 1841 | 0.4688 | -13.5% |
| 1842 | 0.4599 | -1.9% |
| 1843 | 0.5662 | +23.1% |
| 1844 | 0.434 | -23.3% |
| 1845 | 0.4443 | +2.4% |
| 1846 | 0.6809 | +53.2% |
| 1847 | 0.5673 | -16.7% |
| 1848 | 0.4799 | -15.4% |
| 1849 | 0.5474 | +14.1% |
| 1850 | 0.5484 | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 0.5884 | +7.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4387 | -25.4% |
| 1853 | 0.3909 | -10.9% |
| 1854 | 0.4311 | +10.3% |
| 1855 | 0.4553 | +5.6% |
| 1856 | 0.4627 | +1.6% |
| 1857 | 0.4931 | +6.6% |
| 1858 | 0.5146 | +4.4% |
| 1859 | 0.5358 | +4.1% |
| 1860 | 0.6596 | +23.1% |
| 1861 | 0.5983 | -9.3% |
| 1862 | 0.5599 | -6.4% |
| 1863 | 0.4575 | -18.3% |
| 1864 | 0.505 | +10.4% |
| 1865 | 0.5065 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.5306 | +4.7% |
| 1867 | 0.509 | -4.1% |
| 1868 | 0.5205 | +2.3% |
| 1869 | 0.5706 | +9.6% |
| 1870 | 0.4707 | -17.5% |
| 1871 | 0.5044 | +7.2% |
| 1872 | 0.6074 | +20.4% |
| 1873 | 0.4558 | -25.0% |
| 1874 | 0.4782 | +4.9% |
| 1875 | 0.5153 | +7.8% |
| 1876 | 0.475 | -7.8% |
| 1877 | 0.4236 | -10.8% |
| 1878 | 0.4518 | +6.7% |
| 1879 | 0.4185 | -7.4% |
| 1880 | 0.4359 | +4.2% |
| 1881 | 0.5032 | +15.4% |
| 1882 | 0.7103 | +41.2% |
| 1883 | 0.5632 | -20.7% |
| 1884 | 0.4393 | -22.0% |
| 1885 | 0.419 | -4.6% |
| 1886 | 0.4086 | -2.5% |
| 1887 | 0.4239 | +3.7% |
| 1888 | 0.3739 | -11.8% |
| 1889 | 0.3044 | -18.6% |
| 1890 | 0.4761 | +56.4% |
| 1891 | 0.3388 | -28.8% |
| 1892 | 0.3132 | -7.5% |
| 1893 | 0.3252 | +3.8% |
| 1894 | 0.3578 | +10.0% |
| 1895 | 0.3355 | -6.2% |
| 1896 | 0.3259 | -2.8% |
| 1897 | 0.3496 | +7.3% |
| 1898 | 0.394 | +12.7% |
| 1899 | 0.3296 | -16.3% |
| 1900 | 0.3574 | +8.4% |
| 1901 | 0.3188 | -10.8% |
| 1902 | 0.3453 | +8.3% |
| 1903 | 0.3651 | +5.7% |
| 1904 | 0.31 | -15.1% |
| 1905 | 0.3432 | +10.7% |
| 1906 | 0.3266 | -4.8% |
| 1907 | 0.3518 | +7.7% |
| 1908 | 0.4156 | +18.2% |
| 1909 | 0.327 | -21.3% |
| 1910 | 0.3135 | -4.1% |
| 1911 | 0.308 | -1.7% |
| 1912 | 0.2998 | -2.6% |
| 1913 | 0.2665 | -11.1% |
| 1914 | 0.3329 | +24.9% |
| 1915 | 0.2917 | -12.4% |
| 1916 | 0.3212 | +10.1% |
| 1917 | 0.2638 | -17.9% |
| 1918 | 0.307 | +16.4% |
| 1919 | 0.2596 | -15.4% |
| 1920 | 0.2993 | +15.3% |
| 1921 | 0.294 | -1.8% |
| 1922 | 0.2805 | -4.6% |
| 1923 | 0.2655 | -5.3% |
| 1924 | 0.3018 | +13.7% |
| 1925 | 0.2557 | -15.3% |
| 1926 | 0.2473 | -3.3% |
| 1927 | 0.2867 | +15.9% |
| 1928 | 0.2294 | -20.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2334 | +1.7% |
| 1930 | 0.2524 | +8.1% |
| 1931 | 0.2329 | -7.7% |
| 1932 | 0.2344 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.2371 | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.2212 | -6.7% |
| 1935 | 0.2635 | +19.2% |
| 1936 | 0.2446 | -7.2% |
| 1937 | 0.2082 | -14.9% |
| 1938 | 0.206 | -1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.194 | -5.8% |
| 1940 | 0.2069 | +6.7% |
| 1941 | 0.2367 | +14.4% |
| 1942 | 0.2193 | -7.3% |
| 1943 | 0.2029 | -7.5% |
| 1944 | 0.193 | -4.9% |
| 1945 | 0.1911 | -1.0% |
| 1946 | 0.1966 | +2.9% |
| 1947 | 0.17 | -13.5% |
| 1948 | 0.1576 | -7.3% |
| 1949 | 0.1508 | -4.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1571 | +4.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1534 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1458 | -5.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1466 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1398 | -4.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1414 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1321 | -6.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1298 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.139 | +7.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1455 | +4.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1302 | -10.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1353 | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1391 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1421 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.136 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1374 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1403 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1305 | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1351 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1322 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1366 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1335 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1249 | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1317 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1372 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1334 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1198 | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.127 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1281 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1189 | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1215 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1171 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1132 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1179 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1149 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1108 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1109 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1096 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.112 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1017 | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1134 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1072 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1022 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1001 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0989 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.108 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0974 | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1044 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0921 | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0953 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1026 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0961 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0941 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0883 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0906 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0888 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0921 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0889 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0891 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0904 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0872 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.087 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0874 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0854 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0839 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.086 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0859 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0897 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0888 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.085 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0893 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0896 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0957 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0858 | -10.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0858 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 89% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0858 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +56.4% | 0.3044 | 0.4761 |
| 1846 | +53.2% | 0.4443 | 0.6809 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.5478 | 0.5284 | 0.5671 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.519 | 0.434 | 0.6809 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4859 | 0.3909 | 0.5884 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5417 | 0.4575 | 0.6596 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4801 | 0.4185 | 0.6074 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4582 | 0.3044 | 0.7103 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3546 | 0.3132 | 0.4761 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3461 | 0.31 | 0.4156 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2964 | 0.2596 | 0.3329 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2694 | 0.2294 | 0.3018 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2294 | 0.194 | 0.2635 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1925 | 0.1508 | 0.2367 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1431 | 0.1298 | 0.1571 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1358 | 0.1302 | 0.1421 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1291 | 0.1189 | 0.1372 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.113 | 0.1017 | 0.1215 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1019 | 0.0921 | 0.1134 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0921 | 0.0883 | 0.1026 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0866 | 0.0839 | 0.0897 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0901 | 0.0858 | 0.0957 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,430 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 -18.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.6% (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 Iceland?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Iceland was 0.0858 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7103 in 1882.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0839 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Iceland ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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.