Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Spain
Spain: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0868 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0868
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
211th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5202
in 1918
All-time low
0.0868
in 2023
Years of data
116
1908–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Spain, 1908–2023
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 Spain stood at 0.0868. That is the lowest value across all 116 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Spain peaked at 0.5202 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.0868, in 2023.
Spain ranks 211th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 0.4357 | — |
| 1909 | 0.4358 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.4434 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 0.4571 | +3.1% |
| 1912 | 0.4097 | -10.4% |
| 1913 | 0.4187 | +2.2% |
| 1914 | 0.4145 | -1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.4124 | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 0.4028 | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 0.4138 | +2.7% |
| 1918 | 0.5202 | +25.7% |
| 1919 | 0.4311 | -17.1% |
| 1920 | 0.4585 | +6.4% |
| 1921 | 0.4321 | -5.8% |
| 1922 | 0.4026 | -6.8% |
| 1923 | 0.3954 | -1.8% |
| 1924 | 0.3804 | -3.8% |
| 1925 | 0.3714 | -2.4% |
| 1926 | 0.3652 | -1.7% |
| 1927 | 0.3525 | -3.5% |
| 1928 | 0.3587 | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 0.3483 | -2.9% |
| 1930 | 0.3601 | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 0.3516 | -2.4% |
| 1932 | 0.3332 | -5.2% |
| 1933 | 0.327 | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 0.3226 | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 0.3202 | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 0.3472 | +8.4% |
| 1937 | 0.3876 | +11.6% |
| 1938 | 0.3722 | -4.0% |
| 1939 | 0.3743 | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.3735 | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.3661 | -2.0% |
| 1942 | 0.3259 | -11.0% |
| 1943 | 0.3099 | -4.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2933 | -5.3% |
| 1945 | 0.2818 | -3.9% |
| 1946 | 0.2717 | -3.6% |
| 1947 | 0.2589 | -4.7% |
| 1948 | 0.2454 | -5.2% |
| 1949 | 0.2423 | -1.2% |
| 1950 | 0.2361 | -2.6% |
| 1951 | 0.2282 | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 0.2067 | -9.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1933 | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1856 | -4.0% |
| 1955 | 0.187 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1778 | -4.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1812 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1701 | -6.1% |
| 1959 | 0.169 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1636 | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1651 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1577 | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1574 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.154 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1511 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1482 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1467 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1434 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1427 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1409 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1372 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1331 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1322 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1304 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1274 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1257 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1242 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1242 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1233 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1198 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1189 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1168 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1164 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1164 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1153 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1161 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1172 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1172 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1189 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.119 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1194 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1188 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1164 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1154 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1145 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.114 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1094 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.107 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1061 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1061 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1048 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1043 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1031 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1021 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1005 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0997 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0982 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0969 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.095 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0936 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0928 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0913 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0906 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0903 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0892 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0894 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0885 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0886 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0883 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.088 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0887 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0932 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0868 | -6.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0868 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0868 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +25.7% | 0.4138 | 0.5202 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4357 | 0.4357 | 0.4358 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.4324 | 0.4028 | 0.5202 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3865 | 0.3483 | 0.4585 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3496 | 0.3202 | 0.3876 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2969 | 0.2423 | 0.3735 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1935 | 0.169 | 0.2361 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.153 | 0.1427 | 0.1651 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1299 | 0.1233 | 0.1409 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1173 | 0.1153 | 0.1198 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.114 | 0.1061 | 0.1194 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1011 | 0.095 | 0.1061 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0903 | 0.0883 | 0.0936 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0892 | 0.0868 | 0.0932 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,786 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 72.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (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 Spain?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Spain was 0.0868 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5202 in 1918.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0868 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Spain ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.