Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Seychelles
Seychelles: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1293 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1293
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
108th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2462
in 1950
All-time low
0.1287
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Seychelles, 1950–2023
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 Seychelles stood at 0.1293.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Seychelles peaked at 0.2462 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1287, in 2022.
That places Seychelles 108th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2462 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2447 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.2422 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2398 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2375 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2357 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.2332 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2312 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2296 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.2293 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2289 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2283 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2275 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2255 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.223 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2203 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2182 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2155 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2115 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2066 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2008 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1949 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1892 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.184 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1794 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1751 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.171 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1672 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1638 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1611 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1589 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1571 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1552 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1536 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1522 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1511 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1501 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1492 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1484 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1479 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1475 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1471 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1467 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1465 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1461 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1456 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1448 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1458 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1431 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1422 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1412 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1402 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1391 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.138 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1375 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1357 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1346 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1338 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1326 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.132 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1316 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1315 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1317 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1322 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1328 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1333 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1334 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.133 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1333 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1336 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1414 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1294 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1287 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1293 | +0.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.1293 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.1293 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2369 | 0.2293 | 0.2462 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2205 | 0.2066 | 0.2289 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1786 | 0.1611 | 0.2008 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1524 | 0.1479 | 0.1589 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1455 | 0.1422 | 0.1475 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1365 | 0.132 | 0.1412 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1326 | 0.1315 | 0.1336 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1322 | 0.1287 | 0.1414 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 105 American Samoa 0.1316 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 0.1309 compare
- 107 Peru 0.1295 compare
- 109 Samoa 0.1292 compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 0.1284 compare
- 111 Iraq 0.1279 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Seychelles
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.24 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.2% (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 8.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 43.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Seychelles?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Seychelles was 0.1293 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2462 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1287 in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Seychelles ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.