Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Syria
Syria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1356 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1356
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
94th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.419
in 1950
All-time low
0.1193
in 2010
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Syria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.1356 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Syria peaked at 0.419 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1193, in 2010.
Syria ranks 94th 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.419 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4082 | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.3976 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3869 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.376 | -2.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3647 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3528 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.3412 | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.3295 | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3182 | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3074 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2973 | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2876 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2789 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2708 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2632 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2571 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2535 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2414 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2344 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2276 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2215 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.216 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2382 | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2059 | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2015 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1973 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1933 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.189 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.186 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1823 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2027 | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.242 | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1708 | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1666 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1629 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1596 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1567 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1542 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1521 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1501 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1485 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1471 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1452 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1445 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1437 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1426 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.141 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1387 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1358 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1327 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1299 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1272 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1253 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1235 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1221 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.121 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1203 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1197 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1193 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.135 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2039 | +51.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2147 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2121 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2366 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2197 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.214 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1928 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1529 | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1362 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1259 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1306 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1356 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3694 | 0.3182 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2692 | 0.2344 | 0.3074 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2076 | 0.186 | 0.2382 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.175 | 0.1521 | 0.242 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1447 | 0.1387 | 0.1501 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1257 | 0.1197 | 0.1358 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1901 | 0.1193 | 0.2366 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1321 | 0.1259 | 0.1362 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 91 Jamaica 0.1372 compare
- 92 Republic of Moldova 0.1365 compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.136 compare
- 95 Western Sahara 0.1352 compare
- 96 Indonesia 0.1346 compare
- 97 Paraguay 0.1341 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- 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 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Syria?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Syria was 0.1356 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.419 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1193 in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Syria ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.