Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Lebanon
Lebanon: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1052 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1052
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
166th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4139
in 1976
All-time low
0.0993
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Lebanon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.1052 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Lebanon peaked at 0.4139 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0993, in 2012.
Lebanon ranks 166th 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2443 | — |
| 1951 | 0.24 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2357 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2316 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2276 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.229 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2205 | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.215 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2395 | +11.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2071 | -13.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2035 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1968 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1939 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1913 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1891 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1872 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1855 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1842 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.183 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.182 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.181 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1802 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1792 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1781 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2805 | +57.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4139 | +47.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2439 | -41.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2474 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2517 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2484 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2449 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3515 | +43.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2521 | -28.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2486 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2451 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2412 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2244 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2209 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2159 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.213 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1362 | -36.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1342 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.132 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1291 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1267 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1256 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1232 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1213 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1193 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.117 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1145 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1122 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.11 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1081 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1064 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1172 | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1035 | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1026 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1012 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1003 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0995 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0993 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0996 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0995 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0993 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0995 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1012 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0996 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1002 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.114 | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1135 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1029 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1052 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.229 | 0.2071 | 0.2443 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1915 | 0.183 | 0.2035 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2338 | 0.1781 | 0.4139 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2493 | 0.2159 | 0.3515 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1361 | 0.1193 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1093 | 0.1012 | 0.1172 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0998 | 0.0993 | 0.1012 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1089 | 0.1029 | 0.114 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 163 Isle of Man 0.1068 compare
- 164 Aruba 0.1063 compare
- 165 Taiwan 0.1054 compare
- 167 British Virgin Islands 0.105 compare
- 168 Martinique 0.1049 compare
- 169 Sri Lanka 0.1045 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Lebanon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,415 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 0.0331 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.78 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Lebanon?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Lebanon was 0.1052 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4139 in 1976.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0993 in 2012.
- How does Lebanon rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Lebanon ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.