Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Kiribati
Kiribati: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1791 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1791
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
39th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3771
in 1950
All-time low
0.1791
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati stood at 0.1791. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Kiribati peaked at 0.3771 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1791, in 2023.
Kiribati ranks 39th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3771 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3763 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.3756 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.3747 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.3735 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.372 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.3699 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3673 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3641 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3602 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3558 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3508 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3453 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3387 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3319 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3251 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3183 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3111 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3043 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2982 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2924 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.287 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2832 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2787 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2758 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2734 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2716 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2756 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2681 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2664 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2645 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2623 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2599 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2572 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2543 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.251 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2475 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2431 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2384 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2338 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2292 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2249 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2205 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2162 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2123 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2089 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2058 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.203 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2004 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1978 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1951 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1927 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1906 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.189 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1877 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1867 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1859 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1852 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1845 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.184 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1835 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1832 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1831 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1833 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1837 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1842 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1847 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1849 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1848 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1843 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1821 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1851 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1804 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1791 | -0.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.1791 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.1791 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3711 | 0.3602 | 0.3771 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.328 | 0.2982 | 0.3558 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2772 | 0.2664 | 0.2924 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2512 | 0.2338 | 0.2645 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2119 | 0.1978 | 0.2292 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1881 | 0.184 | 0.1951 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.184 | 0.1831 | 0.1849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1817 | 0.1791 | 0.1851 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More poverty & inequality data for Kiribati
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.3% (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 -9.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1605 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Kiribati?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Kiribati was 0.1791 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3771 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1791 in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Kiribati ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.