Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Myanmar
Myanmar: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.179 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.179
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
40th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4995
in 1950
All-time low
0.1758
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 0.179.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Myanmar peaked at 0.4995 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1758, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 40th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4995 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4891 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4756 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4653 | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 0.4544 | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 0.4444 | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4356 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.4273 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.4188 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4117 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4041 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3976 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3905 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3827 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3751 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3665 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3585 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3517 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3461 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3398 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3355 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3299 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3261 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3223 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3192 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3155 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3111 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3075 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3053 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2965 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2933 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2904 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2877 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2849 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2828 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2802 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2776 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2755 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2722 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2695 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2672 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2649 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2613 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2589 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.256 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2523 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2495 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2461 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2436 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2411 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2383 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2355 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2323 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2295 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2264 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2232 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2196 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2681 | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2124 | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2087 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2056 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2016 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.198 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1949 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1924 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1889 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1864 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1832 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1813 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1758 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1831 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1835 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.179 | -2.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.179 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.179 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4522 | 0.4117 | 0.4995 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3713 | 0.3398 | 0.4041 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3172 | 0.3 | 0.3355 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2841 | 0.2722 | 0.2965 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2569 | 0.2436 | 0.2695 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2326 | 0.2124 | 0.2681 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1941 | 0.1813 | 0.2087 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1803 | 0.1758 | 0.1835 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More poverty & inequality data for Myanmar
- 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,779 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 -0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.44 (2019)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.4% (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Myanmar?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Myanmar was 0.179 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4995 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1758 in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Myanmar ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.