Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Curaçao
Curaçao: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0871 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Curaçao, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 0.0871 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 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Curaçao peaked at 0.2206 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0871, in 2023.
Curaçao ranks 161st 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 Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2206 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2136 | -3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2073 | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2015 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1956 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1899 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1845 | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1795 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1751 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1709 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1673 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1642 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.161 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.158 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1552 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1525 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1498 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.147 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1444 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1417 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1389 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1363 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1337 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1311 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1285 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1262 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.124 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1219 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1201 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1182 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1167 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1153 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1141 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.113 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.112 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1112 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1104 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1096 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.109 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1107 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1077 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1071 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1064 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.106 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1054 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1053 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1044 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1039 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1035 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.103 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1024 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.102 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1015 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1009 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1003 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0997 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.099 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0984 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0978 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0971 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0949 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0931 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0919 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0908 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0899 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.089 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0887 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0884 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0882 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0879 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0878 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0896 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0873 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0871 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1939 | 0.1709 | 0.2206 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1541 | 0.1417 | 0.1673 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1279 | 0.1182 | 0.1389 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1122 | 0.109 | 0.1167 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1053 | 0.103 | 0.1077 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0999 | 0.0971 | 0.1024 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0903 | 0.0879 | 0.0949 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.088 | 0.0871 | 0.0896 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More poverty & inequality data for Curaçao
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0871 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1102 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Curaçao?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Curaçao was 0.0871 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 Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2206 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0871 in 2023.
- How does Curaçao rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Curaçao ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao 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.