Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Belize
Belize: Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex was 0.1012 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1012
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
120th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.3273
in 1950
All-time low
0.1012
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Belize is 0.1012, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Belize peaked at 0.3273 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1012, in 2023.
Belize ranks 120th of 229 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.
Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3273 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3215 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.3156 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.3099 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.3031 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2999 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2889 | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.2811 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2732 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2657 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2589 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.311 | +20.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2477 | -20.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2432 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2389 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2344 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2291 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2235 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2177 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2122 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2066 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2016 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1969 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1919 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1873 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1827 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1784 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1746 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1724 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1687 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1663 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.164 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1617 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1589 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1553 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1514 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1476 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1441 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1412 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1389 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1369 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.136 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1356 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1345 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1336 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1331 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1328 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1328 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1338 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1324 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1328 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.133 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1275 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1259 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1239 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1232 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1219 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1211 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1212 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1197 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1189 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.118 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1166 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1153 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1139 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1125 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.111 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1094 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1079 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1065 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1114 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1136 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1076 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1012 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2986 | 0.2657 | 0.3273 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2417 | 0.2122 | 0.311 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1861 | 0.1687 | 0.2066 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1529 | 0.1389 | 0.1663 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1341 | 0.1324 | 0.1369 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.125 | 0.1197 | 0.133 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.113 | 0.1065 | 0.1189 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1085 | 0.1012 | 0.1136 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Belize
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,857 (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 -13.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.74 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.74 (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 3.93 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.428 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Belize?
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex in Belize was 0.1012 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3273 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex?
- Belize ranks 120th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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