Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1713 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1713
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
48th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4692
in 1951
All-time low
0.1713
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.1713 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4692 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.1713, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4458 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4692 | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 0.4305 | -8.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4229 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4154 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4079 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4009 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3936 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3862 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3796 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3723 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3654 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3613 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3519 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3453 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3387 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3321 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3255 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.319 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3126 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3063 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3015 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2949 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.289 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2832 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.278 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2728 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.268 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2636 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2594 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2555 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.252 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2488 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2464 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2435 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2411 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2388 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2366 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2348 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2327 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2309 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2288 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2259 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2238 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2212 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2192 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2178 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2154 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2215 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2123 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2108 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.21 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2093 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2077 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2066 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2053 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2037 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.202 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1997 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1978 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1959 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1938 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1923 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1902 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1883 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1865 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1846 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1826 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.181 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.179 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1738 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1771 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1739 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1713 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4152 | 0.3796 | 0.4692 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3424 | 0.3126 | 0.3723 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2817 | 0.2594 | 0.3063 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.243 | 0.2327 | 0.2555 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2217 | 0.2123 | 0.2309 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2053 | 0.1978 | 0.2108 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1874 | 0.179 | 0.1959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1741 | 0.1713 | 0.1771 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Papua New Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,787 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 -0.7978 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.83 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.8% (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 Papua New Guinea?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Papua New Guinea was 0.1713 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4692 in 1951.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1713 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.