Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ecuador
Ecuador: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1015 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1015
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
119th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3428
in 1950
All-time low
0.1012
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.1015 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ecuador peaked at 0.3428 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1012, in 2017.
That places Ecuador 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3428 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3391 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.336 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.3329 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.3289 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3247 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3195 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3136 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3071 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.3002 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.293 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2858 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2791 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2725 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2659 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.26 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2553 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2505 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2461 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.243 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2371 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2318 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2268 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2215 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2149 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2085 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2027 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1973 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1926 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.188 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1833 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1787 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1743 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1707 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1655 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1615 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1582 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1551 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.152 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1517 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1521 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1552 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1526 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1509 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1466 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.144 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1416 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1398 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1357 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1321 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.129 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1273 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1255 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1233 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1211 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1197 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1181 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1166 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1168 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1153 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1139 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1107 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1088 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1067 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1043 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1037 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1038 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1012 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.105 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.105 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1146 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1131 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1033 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1015 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3245 | 0.3002 | 0.3428 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2651 | 0.243 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2121 | 0.188 | 0.2371 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1651 | 0.1517 | 0.1833 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1451 | 0.1321 | 0.1552 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1213 | 0.1153 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1063 | 0.1012 | 0.1139 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1081 | 0.1015 | 0.1146 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 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 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,007 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 -0.4522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.13 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ecuador?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ecuador was 0.1015 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3428 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.