Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Mongolia
Mongolia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.141 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.141
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4762
in 1950
All-time low
0.141
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 0.141. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mongolia peaked at 0.4762 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.141, in 2023.
Mongolia ranks 82nd 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4762 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4719 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.468 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4638 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.4588 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4528 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.4457 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4491 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4285 | -4.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4188 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.4085 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.398 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3875 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3773 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3676 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3587 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3513 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3433 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3366 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3302 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3245 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3191 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3139 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3093 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3055 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3027 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3006 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2989 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2974 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.296 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2942 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2921 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2897 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2868 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2835 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.28 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2762 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.272 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2677 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2602 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2513 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2392 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2314 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2259 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2235 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2203 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2167 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2107 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2044 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1985 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1942 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1904 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1875 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1852 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1839 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1821 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1792 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1743 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1698 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1675 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1672 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1668 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1642 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1602 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1565 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1537 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1508 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1481 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1458 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1448 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1517 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1538 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1419 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.141 | -0.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.141 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.141 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4533 | 0.4188 | 0.4762 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3659 | 0.3302 | 0.4085 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3068 | 0.296 | 0.3245 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2802 | 0.2602 | 0.2942 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2222 | 0.1985 | 0.2513 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1814 | 0.1675 | 0.1942 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1558 | 0.1448 | 0.1672 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1471 | 0.141 | 0.1538 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More poverty & inequality data for Mongolia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,296 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 16.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.3 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.3% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mongolia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Mongolia was 0.141 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4762 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.141 in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Mongolia ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.