Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in East Timor
East Timor: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males was 0.1657 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in East Timor stood at 0.1657. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in East Timor peaked at 0.5704 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1657, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 52nd of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5517 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5483 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.5449 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5415 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.5381 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.5347 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.5313 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.5278 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.524 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.5201 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.516 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.5117 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5073 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5026 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4976 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4922 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4867 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4811 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4756 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4698 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.464 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4583 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4528 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4474 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4726 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5498 | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5333 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5463 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5704 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5577 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4936 | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4843 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4745 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4705 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4535 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4554 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4518 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4405 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4403 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3861 | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3815 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3823 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3713 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3631 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3546 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3579 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3509 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3442 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3481 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3815 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2549 | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2487 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2421 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2358 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.23 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2252 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2195 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2145 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.21 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.206 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2025 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1994 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1959 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1927 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1897 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1868 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1841 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1815 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.179 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1766 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1719 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1732 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1686 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1657 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5362 | 0.5201 | 0.5517 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4941 | 0.4698 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5053 | 0.4474 | 0.5704 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.455 | 0.3861 | 0.4936 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3636 | 0.3442 | 0.3823 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2287 | 0.206 | 0.2549 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1888 | 0.1766 | 0.2025 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1699 | 0.1657 | 0.1732 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More poverty & inequality data for East Timor
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,129 (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 9.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.99 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in East Timor?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males in East Timor was 0.1657 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5704 in 1978.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1657 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males?
- East Timor ranks 52nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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