Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Thailand
Thailand: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1504 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1504
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
70th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3713
in 1950
All-time low
0.1435
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Thailand, 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 Thailand stood at 0.1504.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Thailand peaked at 0.3713 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1435, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 70th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3713 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3649 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.3589 | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 0.353 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3472 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.3417 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.3364 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3312 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3267 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3205 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3148 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3089 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3042 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2988 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2943 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2896 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2852 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2806 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2761 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2715 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.267 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2634 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2594 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2553 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2502 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2453 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2412 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2377 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2355 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2322 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2284 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2225 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2159 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2081 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1991 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1907 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1847 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1813 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1799 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1785 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1771 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1774 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1773 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1772 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1811 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1854 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1886 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.186 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1832 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.182 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1811 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1794 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1767 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1735 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1725 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1656 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1612 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1573 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1541 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1505 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1493 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1487 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.149 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1484 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1481 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1482 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1482 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1477 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1468 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1473 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1461 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1435 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1581 | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1504 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3452 | 0.3205 | 0.3713 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2924 | 0.2715 | 0.3148 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2487 | 0.2322 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1989 | 0.1785 | 0.2284 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1815 | 0.1771 | 0.1886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1672 | 0.1505 | 0.1811 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1482 | 0.1468 | 0.1493 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1495 | 0.1435 | 0.1581 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 67 Greenland 0.1543 compare
- 68 Russia 0.1536 compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 0.1524 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 0.1482 compare
- 72 Philippines 0.1481 compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1479 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 3,072 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 -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.04 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.0% (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 Thailand?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Thailand was 0.1504 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3713 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1435 in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Thailand ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.