Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Philippines
Philippines: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1481 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Philippines, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.1481 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Philippines peaked at 0.297 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1478, in 2020.
That places Philippines 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.297 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2917 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2858 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2792 | -2.3% |
| 1954 | 0.2734 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2666 | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2609 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.256 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2513 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2475 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2445 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.242 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2398 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2368 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.236 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2338 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2322 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2311 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2303 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2302 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2316 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2298 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2316 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2337 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2332 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2329 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2329 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2289 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2278 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.227 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.227 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2252 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2236 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2226 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2195 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2182 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2139 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2098 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.206 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2033 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1984 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1913 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1883 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1846 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1817 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1784 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1757 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1736 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1714 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1684 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1674 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1664 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.165 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1637 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1631 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1623 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1599 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1589 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1586 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1564 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.155 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1538 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1529 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1525 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1523 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1535 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1516 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1508 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1506 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1478 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1498 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1488 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1481 | -0.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.1481 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.1481 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2709 | 0.2475 | 0.297 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2357 | 0.2302 | 0.2445 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2311 | 0.2278 | 0.2337 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2193 | 0.206 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1847 | 0.1714 | 0.2033 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1634 | 0.1586 | 0.1684 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.153 | 0.1506 | 0.1564 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1486 | 0.1478 | 0.1498 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 69 Turkmenistan 0.1524 compare
- 70 Thailand 0.1504 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 0.1482 compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1479 compare
- 74 Vietnam 0.1476 compare
- 75 Guatemala 0.1464 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Philippines
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 1.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,869 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 1.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.1 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.1% (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 Philippines?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Philippines was 0.1481 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.297 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1478 in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Philippines ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.