Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Portugal
Portugal: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0951 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0951
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3763
in 1941
All-time low
0.0951
in 2023
Years of data
84
1940–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Portugal, 1940–2023
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 Portugal stood at 0.0951. That is the lowest value across all 84 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Portugal peaked at 0.3763 in 1941 and was at its lowest, 0.0951, in 2023.
That places Portugal 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 84 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.3423 | — |
| 1941 | 0.3763 | +10.0% |
| 1942 | 0.3594 | -4.5% |
| 1943 | 0.3515 | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 0.3366 | -4.2% |
| 1945 | 0.3228 | -4.1% |
| 1946 | 0.3162 | -2.0% |
| 1947 | 0.2984 | -5.6% |
| 1948 | 0.2973 | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.3054 | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2781 | -8.9% |
| 1951 | 0.2693 | -3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2665 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.254 | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2375 | -6.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2454 | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2376 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2452 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2296 | -6.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2361 | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2199 | -6.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2381 | +8.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2213 | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2091 | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2094 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1983 | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1988 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1931 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1908 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.186 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1885 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1859 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.166 | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1693 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1628 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1707 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1626 | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1554 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.152 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1485 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1486 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1468 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1431 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1406 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1384 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1371 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1356 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1337 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1335 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1315 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1305 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1333 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1313 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1281 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.125 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1273 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1268 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1249 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1235 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1211 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1193 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1184 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1159 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1123 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1119 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.11 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1094 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1071 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1052 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1053 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1027 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1034 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1009 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1005 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0996 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0985 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.098 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0976 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0976 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0971 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0971 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0969 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0993 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0951 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3306 | 0.2973 | 0.3763 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2499 | 0.2296 | 0.2781 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2065 | 0.186 | 0.2381 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1662 | 0.1485 | 0.1885 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1389 | 0.1315 | 0.1486 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1272 | 0.1211 | 0.1333 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1115 | 0.1052 | 0.1193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0996 | 0.0971 | 0.1034 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0971 | 0.0951 | 0.0993 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 189 Wallis and Futuna 0.0963 compare
- 190 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0954 compare
- 191 North Macedonia 0.0953 compare
- 193 Northern Mariana Islands 0.095 compare
- 194 New Zealand 0.0944 compare
- 195 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 0.0941 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,309 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 -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.8% (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 Portugal?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Portugal was 0.0951 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3763 in 1941.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0951 in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Portugal ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.