Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1321 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1321
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
103rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.406
in 1950
All-time low
0.1321
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is 0.1321, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.406 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1321, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 103rd of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.406 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4001 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3937 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3883 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3824 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3763 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.3899 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3637 | -6.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3573 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.3502 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3437 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3365 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3296 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.322 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3145 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3066 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2986 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2909 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2807 | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2716 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2623 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2533 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2447 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2364 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2287 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2376 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.215 | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2116 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2035 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1989 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1946 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.191 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1879 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1853 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.183 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1812 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1859 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1777 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1762 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1746 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1731 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1718 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1709 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1701 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1693 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1689 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1688 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1687 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1675 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1664 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1653 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1642 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.163 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1618 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1603 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1589 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1572 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1581 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1537 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1532 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1504 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1487 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.147 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1462 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1464 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1426 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1407 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1392 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1377 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1361 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1358 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.137 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.133 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1321 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3808 | 0.3502 | 0.406 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3095 | 0.2716 | 0.3437 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2292 | 0.1989 | 0.2623 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1837 | 0.1746 | 0.1946 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1696 | 0.1664 | 0.1731 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1596 | 0.1532 | 0.1653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1435 | 0.1361 | 0.1504 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1345 | 0.1321 | 0.137 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 100 North Korea 0.1328 compare
- 101 Tonga 0.1324 compare
- 102 Saint Lucia 0.1323 compare
- 104 Vanuatu 0.1316 compare
- 105 American Samoa 0.1316 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 0.1309 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Solomon Islands
- 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 3.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,900 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 0.0737 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (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 Solomon Islands?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Solomon Islands was 0.1321 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.406 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1321 in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Solomon Islands ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.