Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Yemen
Yemen: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1562 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1562
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
65th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.6044
in 1950
All-time low
0.1562
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.1562 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Yemen peaked at 0.6044 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1562, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 65th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.6044 | — |
| 1951 | 0.6001 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.596 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.591 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5863 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.5817 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.5757 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.5698 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.5627 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.5568 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.5496 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.5425 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5448 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5448 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5295 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5216 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5132 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5039 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4933 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4764 | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4648 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.451 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4402 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4292 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.418 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4066 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3951 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3835 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3717 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3596 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3476 | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3354 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3264 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3132 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3026 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2935 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3147 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2782 | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2716 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2658 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2604 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2581 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2536 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2498 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2496 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2414 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.238 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2335 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2289 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2237 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2186 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2131 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2081 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2024 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1973 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1928 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1883 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1841 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1803 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1776 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1746 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1732 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1719 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1675 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1676 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.185 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1812 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.182 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1984 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1899 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1784 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1807 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1642 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1562 | -4.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.1562 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2097, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.1562 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1073, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5825 | 0.5568 | 0.6044 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.522 | 0.4764 | 0.5496 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.412 | 0.3596 | 0.4648 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3049 | 0.2658 | 0.3476 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2437 | 0.2237 | 0.2604 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1963 | 0.1776 | 0.2186 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1791 | 0.1675 | 0.1984 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1699 | 0.1562 | 0.1807 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More poverty & inequality data for Yemen
- 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 (2018)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.59 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 801.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.04 (2012)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.0% (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Yemen?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Yemen was 0.1562 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6044 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1562 in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Yemen ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.