Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in French Guiana
French Guiana: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.085 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in French Guiana, 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 French Guiana is 0.085, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in French Guiana peaked at 0.3098 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0831, in 2021.
French Guiana ranks 175th 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 French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3098 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3031 | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2971 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2912 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2854 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2789 | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2711 | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2618 | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2515 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.241 | -4.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2307 | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2205 | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2106 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2012 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1929 | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1859 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1804 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1763 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1733 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1705 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1679 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1647 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1614 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.158 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1552 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1521 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1491 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1454 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1412 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1364 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1323 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1289 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1259 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.123 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1207 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1188 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1173 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1157 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.114 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1124 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1114 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1107 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1101 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1092 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1082 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1073 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1064 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1063 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.105 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1044 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1041 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1018 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1007 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1003 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0988 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0972 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0953 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0941 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0925 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0912 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0899 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0892 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0888 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0884 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0893 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0897 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0909 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0917 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0849 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0873 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0852 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0831 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0858 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.085 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2791 | 0.241 | 0.3098 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1942 | 0.1705 | 0.2307 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1531 | 0.1364 | 0.1679 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1209 | 0.1124 | 0.1323 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1079 | 0.1044 | 0.1114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0976 | 0.0912 | 0.1041 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.089 | 0.0849 | 0.0917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0848 | 0.0831 | 0.0858 | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More poverty & inequality data for French Guiana
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.085 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.108 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in French Guiana?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in French Guiana was 0.085 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 French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3098 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0831 in 2021.
- How does French Guiana rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- French Guiana ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana 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.