Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Pakistan
Pakistan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1759 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1759
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
45th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5002
in 1950
All-time low
0.1759
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Pakistan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Pakistan is 0.1759, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Pakistan peaked at 0.5002 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1759, in 2023.
Pakistan ranks 45th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5002 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4862 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4722 | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.459 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4465 | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 0.4337 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 0.4217 | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4103 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3997 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.3894 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3802 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.3707 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3616 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.353 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3447 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3389 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3281 | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3209 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3142 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3089 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.304 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3486 | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2972 | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2955 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2946 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2913 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2891 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2868 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2829 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2799 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2764 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2727 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2687 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2654 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2625 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.26 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2582 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.257 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2553 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2533 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.251 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2485 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2457 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2431 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2411 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2396 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2372 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2356 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2308 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2273 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.224 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2211 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2185 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2164 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2146 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2209 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.212 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2115 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2106 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2088 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2074 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2046 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2024 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1978 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1952 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1923 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1896 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1871 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1847 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1814 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1829 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1782 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1759 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4419 | 0.3894 | 0.5002 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3421 | 0.3089 | 0.3802 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.297 | 0.2799 | 0.3486 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2629 | 0.2533 | 0.2764 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.24 | 0.2273 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2158 | 0.2088 | 0.224 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1961 | 0.1847 | 0.2074 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1796 | 0.1759 | 0.1829 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1778 compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.177 compare
- 44 Malawi 0.1766 compare
- 46 Eritrea 0.1758 compare
- 47 Congo 0.1748 compare
- 48 Papua New Guinea 0.1713 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 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 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (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 Pakistan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Pakistan was 0.1759 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5002 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1759 in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Pakistan ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.