Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bahamas
Bahamas: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.122 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.122
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
78th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2159
in 1950
All-time low
0.1214
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bahamas, 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 by sex in Bahamas stood at 0.122.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bahamas peaked at 0.2159 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1214, in 2020.
That places Bahamas 78th 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 by sex in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2159 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2135 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.211 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2084 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.2057 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2031 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2004 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1978 | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1951 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1924 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1897 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.187 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1842 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1815 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1787 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1758 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1739 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1703 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1677 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.165 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1625 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1603 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1585 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1565 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1546 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1524 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.151 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1499 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1493 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1487 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1479 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1469 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1458 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1446 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1432 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1418 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1405 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1393 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1381 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1371 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1362 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1356 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1356 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1349 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1349 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1351 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.135 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1348 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1346 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1344 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1339 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1334 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1328 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1319 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1321 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1299 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1289 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1283 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1278 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1276 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1269 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1263 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1258 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1256 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1251 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1277 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1247 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1247 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1244 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.153 | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1214 | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1295 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1225 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.122 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2043 | 0.1924 | 0.2159 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1774 | 0.165 | 0.1897 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1544 | 0.1487 | 0.1625 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1425 | 0.1371 | 0.1479 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1351 | 0.1344 | 0.1362 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1306 | 0.1276 | 0.1339 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1284 | 0.1244 | 0.153 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1238 | 0.1214 | 0.1295 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 75 Suriname 0.1227 compare
- 76 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1226 compare
- 77 Samoa 0.1224 compare
- 79 Solomon Islands 0.1217 compare
- 80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1198 compare
- 81 Vanuatu 0.1193 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bahamas
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,737 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 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.25 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (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 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.325 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bahamas?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bahamas was 0.122 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 by sex recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2159 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1214 in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Bahamas ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.