Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1127 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1127
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
141st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3872
in 1950
All-time low
0.1127
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia stood at 0.1127. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in New Caledonia peaked at 0.3872 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1127, in 2023.
New Caledonia ranks 141st 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 New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3872 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3806 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.3727 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.3649 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.357 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3495 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3417 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.3342 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 0.3268 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.3196 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3121 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.3047 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2972 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2896 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2818 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2739 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2659 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2579 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2499 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.242 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2344 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2269 | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2201 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2128 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2065 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2008 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1957 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1913 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1874 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1839 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1805 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1776 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1736 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.17 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1665 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1633 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1605 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1582 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1564 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1551 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.154 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1529 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1517 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1503 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1486 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.147 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1453 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1437 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1422 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1406 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1392 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1378 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1365 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1356 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1343 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1332 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1322 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.131 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1297 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1283 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1268 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1254 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1241 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1231 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1223 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1216 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.121 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1211 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.124 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1347 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1131 | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1236 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1177 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1127 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3534 | 0.3196 | 0.3872 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2775 | 0.242 | 0.3121 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.206 | 0.1839 | 0.2344 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1662 | 0.1551 | 0.1805 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1476 | 0.1406 | 0.154 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1338 | 0.1283 | 0.1392 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1244 | 0.121 | 0.1347 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1168 | 0.1127 | 0.1236 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 138 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.1145 compare
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1134 compare
- 140 Poland 0.1132 compare
- 142 Brunei Darussalam 0.1122 compare
- 143 Costa Rica 0.1121 compare
- 144 Morocco 0.1119 compare
More poverty & inequality data for New Caledonia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 9,790 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 -1.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0856 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0856 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in New Caledonia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in New Caledonia was 0.1127 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3872 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1127 in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- New Caledonia ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.