Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Macao
Macao: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0809 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Macao is 0.0809, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Macao peaked at 0.2433 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0776, in 2022.
That places Macao 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2433 | — |
| 1951 | 0.238 | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2328 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2278 | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2227 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2182 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2146 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2068 | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.201 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1964 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1925 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1883 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.184 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1794 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1753 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1722 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1682 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1639 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1598 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1571 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1531 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1502 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1467 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1434 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1405 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1388 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1348 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1342 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1311 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1287 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1264 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1241 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1211 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1198 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1185 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1163 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1145 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1134 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1114 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1086 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1067 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1059 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.104 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1021 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1018 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1002 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0974 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0959 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0944 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.093 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0916 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0903 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0893 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0884 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0873 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0865 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0858 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0849 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0841 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0836 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0825 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0818 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0813 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0807 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0803 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0802 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0801 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0792 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0792 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0854 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0778 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0776 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0809 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2201 | 0.1964 | 0.2433 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1741 | 0.1571 | 0.1925 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1401 | 0.1287 | 0.1531 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1174 | 0.1086 | 0.1264 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1009 | 0.0944 | 0.1067 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0881 | 0.0841 | 0.093 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0809 | 0.0792 | 0.0836 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0804 | 0.0776 | 0.0854 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 225 French Polynesia 0.0817 compare
- 226 Liechtenstein 0.0815 compare
- 227 Andorra 0.0809 compare
- 229 Australia 0.0807 compare
- 230 Maldives 0.0785 compare
- 231 Republic of Korea 0.0778 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Macao
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.662 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.3% (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 26.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0635 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0635 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Macao?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Macao was 0.0809 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2433 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0776 in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Macao ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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.