Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Colombia
Colombia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0935 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0935
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
140th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3308
in 1950
All-time low
0.0935
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0935 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Colombia peaked at 0.3308 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0935, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 140th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3308 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3238 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3153 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3072 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3004 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2937 | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2875 | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2761 | -4.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2698 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 0.2607 | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2539 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2481 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2432 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.238 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2333 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2287 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2241 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2197 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2151 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2113 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2081 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2045 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2002 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1963 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1927 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1885 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1844 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.179 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1738 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.17 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1663 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1638 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1616 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1587 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1528 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1704 | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1479 | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1464 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1433 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1406 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1387 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1369 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.135 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.133 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1312 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1289 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1272 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.126 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1253 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1247 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1225 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1208 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1195 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1168 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1148 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1129 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1112 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1096 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1083 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1066 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1054 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1037 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1023 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1014 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1005 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0994 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0995 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0989 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0979 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1025 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.11 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0969 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0935 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2965 | 0.2607 | 0.3308 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2316 | 0.2113 | 0.2539 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1898 | 0.17 | 0.2081 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1552 | 0.1406 | 0.1704 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1307 | 0.1247 | 0.1387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1143 | 0.1066 | 0.1225 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1009 | 0.0979 | 0.1054 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1007 | 0.0935 | 0.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- 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 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,422 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 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (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 Colombia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Colombia was 0.0935 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3308 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0935 in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Colombia ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.