Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in New Zealand
New Zealand: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0944 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0944
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
194th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1572
in 1948
All-time low
0.0925
in 2015
Years of data
76
1948–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in New Zealand, 1948–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0944 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in New Zealand peaked at 0.1572 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0.0925, in 2015.
That places New Zealand 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.1572 | — |
| 1949 | 0.1569 | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.1507 | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 0.155 | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1535 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1505 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1471 | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 0.148 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1413 | -4.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1443 | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1436 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1406 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1389 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.141 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1372 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1349 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1343 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1373 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1355 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.139 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1357 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1342 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1361 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1329 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1309 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1357 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1329 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1334 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1286 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1339 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1305 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.128 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1235 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1257 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1241 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1233 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1234 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.121 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1242 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1225 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1228 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1227 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1206 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1175 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1153 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.113 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1104 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1113 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1111 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1113 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1091 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1066 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.106 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1034 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1022 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1019 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0997 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1014 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0997 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1001 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0989 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0985 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.097 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0964 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0951 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0942 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0944 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0925 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0926 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0937 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0926 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0954 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0926 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0938 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0985 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0944 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.157 | 0.1569 | 0.1572 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.1475 | 0.1406 | 0.155 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1368 | 0.1342 | 0.141 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1323 | 0.128 | 0.1361 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1233 | 0.121 | 0.1257 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1126 | 0.1066 | 0.1206 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1012 | 0.0985 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0944 | 0.0925 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0948 | 0.0926 | 0.0985 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 191 North Macedonia 0.0953 compare
- 192 Portugal 0.0951 compare
- 193 Northern Mariana Islands 0.095 compare
- 195 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 0.0941 compare
- 196 Bermuda 0.0926 compare
- 197 Germany 0.0924 compare
More poverty & inequality data for New Zealand
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 9,102 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 7.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.71 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.082 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in New Zealand?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in New Zealand was 0.0944 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 Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1572 in 1948.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0925 in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- New Zealand ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.