Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Indonesia
Indonesia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1346 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Indonesia, 1950–2023
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 Indonesia stood at 0.1346. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Indonesia peaked at 0.4626 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1346, in 2023.
Indonesia ranks 96th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4626 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4542 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4461 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4384 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4303 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4224 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4143 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4061 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.4017 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.3926 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3855 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3789 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3704 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3639 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3571 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4187 | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3662 | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3389 | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.333 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3255 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.319 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.313 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3071 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3009 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2951 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2892 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2843 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2775 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2716 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2651 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2592 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2544 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2485 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2425 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.237 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2317 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2276 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2235 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2192 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2144 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2098 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2047 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1998 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1942 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1905 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1871 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1842 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1808 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1786 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1767 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1737 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1708 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1678 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1656 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1781 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1616 | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.16 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1578 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1561 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1544 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1533 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1514 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1497 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1482 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1466 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.145 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1435 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.142 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1412 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1395 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1375 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1381 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1357 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1346 | -0.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.1346 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.1346 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4269 | 0.3926 | 0.4626 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3638 | 0.3255 | 0.4187 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2923 | 0.2651 | 0.319 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2358 | 0.2144 | 0.2592 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1906 | 0.1767 | 0.2098 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1646 | 0.1544 | 0.1781 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.146 | 0.1395 | 0.1533 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1365 | 0.1346 | 0.1381 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.136 compare
- 94 Syria 0.1356 compare
- 95 Western Sahara 0.1352 compare
- 97 Paraguay 0.1341 compare
- 98 Brazil 0.1341 compare
- 99 Tajikistan 0.1334 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 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 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,829 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 -0.0857 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.31 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (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 Indonesia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Indonesia was 0.1346 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4626 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1346 in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Indonesia ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.