Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Maldives
Maldives: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0785 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0785
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
230th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.515
in 1950
All-time low
0.0785
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 0.0785. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Maldives peaked at 0.515 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0785, in 2023.
That places Maldives 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.515 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5102 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.5098 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.509 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.5078 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.506 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.5034 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.5001 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4962 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4917 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.4865 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.4807 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4743 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4672 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4594 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4511 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4424 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4332 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4238 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4139 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4035 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3922 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3808 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.369 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.357 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3447 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3326 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3208 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3306 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2987 | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2883 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2786 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2692 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2603 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2517 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2434 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2354 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2277 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.22 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2126 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2054 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1986 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1917 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1848 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1779 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1708 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1637 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1567 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1496 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1418 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1347 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1287 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1241 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.119 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1227 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1099 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1074 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1047 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1029 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1005 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.098 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0957 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0932 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0916 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0898 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0876 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0861 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0849 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0848 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0841 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0887 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0838 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.08 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0785 | -1.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0785 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0785 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1308, 60% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5049 | 0.4917 | 0.515 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4532 | 0.4139 | 0.4865 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.353 | 0.2987 | 0.4035 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2487 | 0.2126 | 0.2883 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1741 | 0.1418 | 0.2054 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1155 | 0.1005 | 0.1347 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0896 | 0.0841 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0827 | 0.0785 | 0.0887 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More poverty & inequality data for Maldives
- 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 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,442 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.3782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.6% (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 Maldives?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Maldives was 0.0785 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.515 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0785 in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Maldives ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.