Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bolivia
Bolivia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1505 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1505
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
45th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4291
in 1950
All-time low
0.1505
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bolivia is 0.1505, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bolivia peaked at 0.4291 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1505, in 2023.
That places Bolivia 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4291 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4269 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4245 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.4229 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4202 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.418 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.4153 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4126 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4097 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.4067 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4034 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.4005 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3972 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3938 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3904 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3864 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3824 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3786 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3745 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3712 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3671 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3634 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3605 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.356 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3518 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3465 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3412 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.337 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3331 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3284 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3237 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3194 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3162 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3122 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3065 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3024 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2975 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2911 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2851 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2786 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2722 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.266 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2606 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2533 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2463 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2404 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2352 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2301 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2248 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2195 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2149 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2094 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2039 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1998 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1961 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1923 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1892 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1853 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.182 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1787 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1756 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1729 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1702 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1681 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1662 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.164 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1622 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1605 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1589 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1576 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1621 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1641 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1541 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1505 | -2.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.1505 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1501, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.1505 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1035, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4186 | 0.4067 | 0.4291 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3878 | 0.3712 | 0.4034 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3485 | 0.3284 | 0.3671 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3033 | 0.2786 | 0.3237 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2448 | 0.2195 | 0.2722 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1952 | 0.1787 | 0.2149 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1656 | 0.1576 | 0.1756 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1577 | 0.1505 | 0.1641 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,209 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 11.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.5% (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 Bolivia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bolivia was 0.1505 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4291 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1505 in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Bolivia ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.