Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Barbados
Barbados: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0943 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0943
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2883
in 1950
All-time low
0.0943
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Barbados, 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 Barbados stood at 0.0943. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Barbados peaked at 0.2883 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0943, in 2023.
That places Barbados 138th 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2883 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2779 | -3.6% |
| 1952 | 0.2668 | -4.0% |
| 1953 | 0.257 | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2442 | -5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2388 | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 0.223 | -6.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2118 | -5.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2028 | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1939 | -4.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1862 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1771 | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1709 | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1657 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1615 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.158 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1542 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1507 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1485 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1458 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1449 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1421 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1386 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1371 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1347 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1325 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1301 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1261 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1227 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1204 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1178 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1163 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1137 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1125 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1118 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1118 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1112 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1102 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1098 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1099 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1089 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1085 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.108 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1065 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.106 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1055 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1049 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1054 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1035 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.103 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1047 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1057 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1053 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1048 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1034 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1045 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1048 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1032 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1026 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1018 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1023 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1016 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1009 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1003 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0997 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0987 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.098 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0979 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0971 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0965 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0959 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0951 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0951 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0943 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2404 | 0.1939 | 0.2883 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1618 | 0.1458 | 0.1862 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1329 | 0.1204 | 0.1449 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1125 | 0.1098 | 0.1178 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.106 | 0.103 | 0.1089 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1041 | 0.1018 | 0.1057 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0993 | 0.0965 | 0.1023 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0951 | 0.0943 | 0.0959 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 135 United States 0.0958 compare
- 136 Cook Islands 0.0953 compare
- 137 Mayotte 0.0943 compare
- 139 Isle of Man 0.0937 compare
- 140 Colombia 0.0935 compare
- 141 Georgia 0.0932 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Barbados
- 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,793 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 -0.1287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.2% (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 by sex in Barbados?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Barbados was 0.0943 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2883 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0943 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Barbados ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.