Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Nepal
Nepal: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1385 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1385
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
86th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4713
in 1950
All-time low
0.1385
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 0.1385. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Nepal peaked at 0.4713 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1385, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 86th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4713 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4706 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4698 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4691 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4682 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4674 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4666 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.464 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.4624 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4592 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4559 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4519 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4472 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4436 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4367 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4309 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4244 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4188 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4137 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.408 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4029 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3974 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3924 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3874 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3821 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3767 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3708 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3648 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3588 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3525 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3461 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3414 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3349 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3289 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3226 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3159 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3095 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3023 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2954 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.287 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2799 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.273 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2649 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2579 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2482 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.242 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2361 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2288 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2219 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.216 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2107 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2056 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2066 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.199 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1949 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1895 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1834 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1801 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1767 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1742 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.171 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.167 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1644 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1618 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1596 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1625 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1538 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1513 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1489 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1468 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1435 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1456 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1406 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1385 | -1.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.1385 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.1385 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1308, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4668 | 0.4592 | 0.4713 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4331 | 0.408 | 0.4559 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3786 | 0.3525 | 0.4029 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3184 | 0.287 | 0.3461 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2469 | 0.216 | 0.2799 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1921 | 0.1742 | 0.2107 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1587 | 0.1468 | 0.171 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.142 | 0.1385 | 0.1456 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 83 India 0.1407 compare
- 84 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1406 compare
- 85 Mauritius 0.1391 compare
- 87 Bangladesh 0.1385 compare
- 88 Fiji 0.1383 compare
- 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1381 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,344 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 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.7% (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 Nepal?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Nepal was 0.1385 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4713 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1385 in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Nepal ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.