Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0841 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in British Virgin Islands, 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 British Virgin Islands is 0.0841, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.2844 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0841, in 2023.
British Virgin Islands ranks 177th 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 by sex in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2844 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2779 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2693 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2599 | -3.5% |
| 1954 | 0.2485 | -4.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2369 | -4.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2244 | -5.3% |
| 1957 | 0.213 | -5.1% |
| 1958 | 0.2037 | -4.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1959 | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1894 | -3.3% |
| 1961 | 0.184 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1793 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1749 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1709 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.167 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1632 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1597 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1561 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.153 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1496 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1466 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1438 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1411 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1385 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1364 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1344 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1327 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1309 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1294 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1276 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1262 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1247 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1235 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1225 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1214 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1203 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1189 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1173 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1155 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1136 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1115 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1095 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1076 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1052 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.103 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1013 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1001 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0992 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0989 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0986 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0982 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0972 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.096 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0943 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0928 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0915 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0905 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0894 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0886 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0881 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0876 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0872 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0871 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0869 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0868 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0866 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0983 | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0861 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0858 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0854 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0893 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0846 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0841 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2414 | 0.1959 | 0.2844 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1698 | 0.153 | 0.1894 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1383 | 0.1294 | 0.1496 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1218 | 0.1155 | 0.1276 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.105 | 0.0989 | 0.1136 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0937 | 0.0886 | 0.0986 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.088 | 0.0858 | 0.0983 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0859 | 0.0841 | 0.0893 | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More poverty & inequality data for British Virgin Islands
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 6.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0841 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.105 (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in British Virgin Islands?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in British Virgin Islands was 0.0841 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 British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2844 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0841 in 2023.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands 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.