Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Tonga
Tonga: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1324 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1324
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
101st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3618
in 1950
All-time low
0.1324
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Tonga, 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 Tonga is 0.1324, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Tonga peaked at 0.3618 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1324, in 2023.
That places Tonga 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3618 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3458 | -4.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3301 | -4.5% |
| 1953 | 0.3151 | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 0.3019 | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2891 | -4.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2777 | -4.0% |
| 1957 | 0.2678 | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2596 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2525 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2463 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2411 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2351 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2297 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2242 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2187 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2132 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2078 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2027 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1976 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.193 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1891 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1854 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1826 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.179 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1766 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1743 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1727 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1708 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1694 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1683 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1672 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1676 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1654 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1645 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1637 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1631 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1623 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1616 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1609 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1603 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1591 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1581 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1569 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1558 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1546 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1534 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1522 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1511 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1499 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1488 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1481 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1466 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1456 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1445 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1435 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1426 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1417 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1409 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1419 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1395 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1389 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1384 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1378 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1375 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1368 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1363 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1358 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1353 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1347 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1348 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1349 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1337 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1324 | -1.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1324 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1324 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3002 | 0.2525 | 0.3618 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2217 | 0.1976 | 0.2463 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1793 | 0.1694 | 0.193 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1645 | 0.1609 | 0.1683 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1551 | 0.1499 | 0.1603 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1444 | 0.1409 | 0.1488 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1371 | 0.1347 | 0.1395 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1339 | 0.1324 | 0.1349 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 98 Brazil 0.1341 compare
- 99 Tajikistan 0.1334 compare
- 100 North Korea 0.1328 compare
- 102 Saint Lucia 0.1323 compare
- 103 Solomon Islands 0.1321 compare
- 104 Vanuatu 0.1316 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tonga
- 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.19 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.444 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Tonga?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Tonga was 0.1324 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3618 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1324 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Tonga ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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.