Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1592 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1592
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
60th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3061
in 1950
All-time low
0.1592
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.1592 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.3061 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1592, in 2023.
That places Marshall Islands 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3061 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3055 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.3049 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.3042 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.3032 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.3019 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.3001 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2977 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2949 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2912 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.287 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.283 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2779 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2724 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.267 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2615 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2563 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2514 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2468 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2426 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2387 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2353 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2323 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2297 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2275 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2256 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.224 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2224 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2211 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2197 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2183 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2168 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2151 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2134 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2115 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2096 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2079 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2062 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2048 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2034 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2016 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1998 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1977 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1955 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1932 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1913 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1897 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1884 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1876 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1868 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1882 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1852 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1842 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1832 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1822 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1813 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1802 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1794 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1787 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1779 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.177 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.176 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1749 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1736 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1724 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1711 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1697 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1683 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1668 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1654 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1624 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1644 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1607 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1592 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.301 | 0.2912 | 0.3061 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2646 | 0.2426 | 0.287 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2276 | 0.2197 | 0.2387 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2107 | 0.2034 | 0.2183 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1932 | 0.1868 | 0.2016 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.182 | 0.1779 | 0.1882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1715 | 0.1654 | 0.177 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1617 | 0.1592 | 0.1644 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More poverty & inequality data for Marshall Islands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.52 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2008)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1483 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1483 (2023)
- Population living in slums 2.4% (2022)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 9.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Marshall Islands?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Marshall Islands was 0.1592 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3061 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1592 in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Marshall Islands ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.