Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Latvia
Latvia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1213 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1213
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
124th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2122
in 1950
All-time low
0.1213
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Latvia, 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 Latvia stood at 0.1213. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Latvia peaked at 0.2122 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1213, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 124th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2122 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2057 | -3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1944 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1893 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1845 | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1798 | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1776 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1727 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1741 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1643 | -5.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1637 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1636 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1646 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1576 | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1564 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1542 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1549 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.164 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1649 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1626 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1619 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1648 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1606 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1646 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1712 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1696 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1658 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1664 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1705 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1672 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1703 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1664 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1688 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1618 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1551 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1494 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.145 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1467 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1547 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.159 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1642 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1712 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1767 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1806 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1807 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1662 | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1621 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1659 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1578 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1568 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1563 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1552 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1491 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.146 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1482 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1482 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1476 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1427 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1387 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1337 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1337 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1322 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1312 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.133 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1311 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.129 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1296 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1277 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1243 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1252 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1279 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.126 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1213 | -3.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.1213 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.1213 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.189 | 0.1727 | 0.2122 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1608 | 0.1542 | 0.1649 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1658 | 0.1606 | 0.1712 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1585 | 0.145 | 0.1703 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1684 | 0.1578 | 0.1807 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1489 | 0.1387 | 0.1568 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1305 | 0.1243 | 0.1337 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1251 | 0.1213 | 0.1279 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- 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 1.34 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,558 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 -15.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.9% (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 Latvia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Latvia was 0.1213 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2122 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1213 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Latvia ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.