Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1316 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1316
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
104th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3905
in 1951
All-time low
0.1316
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu stood at 0.1316. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Vanuatu peaked at 0.3905 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.1316, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 104th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3746 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3905 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 0.3609 | -7.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3551 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3487 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3429 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3374 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3321 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.3268 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 0.3215 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3161 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3106 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3052 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2997 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2949 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2893 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2836 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2778 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2721 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2664 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2608 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2551 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2504 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2444 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2391 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.234 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2291 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2241 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.219 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2119 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2064 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2011 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.196 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1915 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1875 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1845 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1791 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1811 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.171 | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.169 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.164 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1609 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1587 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1566 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1547 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1533 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1525 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1509 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1499 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1534 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1479 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1471 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1463 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1455 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1451 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1441 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1447 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1452 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1446 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.144 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1432 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1421 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1411 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1404 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1401 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1392 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1373 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1365 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1358 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1351 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1335 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.136 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1326 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1316 | -0.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.1316 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.1316 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3491 | 0.3215 | 0.3905 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2916 | 0.2664 | 0.3161 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2368 | 0.2119 | 0.2608 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1867 | 0.169 | 0.2064 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1555 | 0.1499 | 0.164 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1455 | 0.144 | 0.1479 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1391 | 0.1351 | 0.1432 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1334 | 0.1316 | 0.136 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 101 Tonga 0.1324 compare
- 102 Saint Lucia 0.1323 compare
- 103 Solomon Islands 0.1321 compare
- 105 American Samoa 0.1316 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 0.1309 compare
- 107 Peru 0.1295 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Vanuatu
- 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 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 636.2 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.6009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.11 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (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 Vanuatu?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Vanuatu was 0.1316 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3905 in 1951.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1316 in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Vanuatu ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.