Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2325 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2325
Change on year
up 118.8%
World rank
11th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3849
in 1950
All-time low
0.1063
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Palestine, State of, 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 Palestine, State of stood at 0.2325.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 118.8% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.3849 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1063, in 2022.
Palestine, State of ranks 11th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3849 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3822 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.3795 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3767 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.3735 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3702 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.3665 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3626 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.3584 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.3539 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3489 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.3433 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3376 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3318 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3259 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3194 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.313 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3362 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3004 | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2936 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2868 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2801 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2727 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2613 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.259 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2522 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2454 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2388 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2325 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2255 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2185 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2119 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2056 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.199 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1931 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1881 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1838 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.179 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.176 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1723 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1646 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1604 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1587 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1573 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1509 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1494 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1451 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1417 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1398 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.138 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1477 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1584 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1421 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1441 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1444 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.132 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1371 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1355 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1321 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1318 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1216 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1205 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1206 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.117 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1357 | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1153 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1132 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1115 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1119 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1094 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1081 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1125 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1063 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2325 | +118.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3708 | 0.3539 | 0.3849 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.325 | 0.2936 | 0.3489 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2554 | 0.2255 | 0.2868 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1927 | 0.1723 | 0.2185 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1506 | 0.138 | 0.1646 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1405 | 0.1318 | 0.1584 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1177 | 0.1094 | 0.1357 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1398 | 0.1063 | 0.2325 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 8 Benin 0.2391 compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2346 compare
- 10 Mali 0.2326 compare
- 12 Niger 0.2324 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.2282 compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 0.2255 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Palestine, State of
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,465 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 -2.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.65 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.6% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Palestine, State of?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Palestine, State of was 0.2325 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3849 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1063 in 2022.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Palestine, State of ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.