Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1524 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1524
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3877
in 1950
All-time low
0.1524
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 0.1524, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.3877 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1524, in 2023.
That places Turkmenistan 69th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3877 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3825 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.378 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.3736 | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 0.3691 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3646 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.3601 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.3556 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.3511 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.3468 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3426 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3387 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3348 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3309 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3268 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3226 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3181 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3134 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3086 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3039 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2997 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2958 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2924 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2892 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2862 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2834 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2806 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2777 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2712 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2625 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2514 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2426 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2356 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2303 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2256 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2205 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2158 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2119 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2097 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2084 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2071 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.207 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.208 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2085 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.209 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2096 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2094 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2077 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2041 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2002 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1966 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1936 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1909 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1884 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1861 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1831 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1792 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1743 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1696 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1657 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1631 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.162 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1619 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1616 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1612 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1605 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1601 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1593 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.158 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1559 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1568 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1538 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1524 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3669 | 0.3468 | 0.3877 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3241 | 0.3039 | 0.3426 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2839 | 0.2625 | 0.2997 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2252 | 0.2084 | 0.2514 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2078 | 0.2041 | 0.2096 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1862 | 0.1696 | 0.2002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1613 | 0.158 | 0.1657 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1547 | 0.1524 | 0.1568 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 66 Mauritania 0.1559 compare
- 67 Greenland 0.1543 compare
- 68 Russian Federation 0.1536 compare
- 70 Thailand 0.1504 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 0.1482 compare
- 72 Philippines 0.1481 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Turkmenistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,834 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 -3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.92 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (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 Turkmenistan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Turkmenistan was 0.1524 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3877 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1524 in 2023.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Turkmenistan ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.