Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Guatemala
Guatemala: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1179 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1179
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
85th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.442
in 1950
All-time low
0.1179
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 0.1179, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Guatemala peaked at 0.442 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1179, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 85th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.442 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4367 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4316 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4263 | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 0.421 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4155 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.4099 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.404 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.3942 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3834 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 0.373 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3674 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.363 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3578 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3533 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3494 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3456 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3413 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.338 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3346 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3265 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.313 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3025 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2928 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.289 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2902 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3444 | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2729 | -20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2585 | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2513 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2499 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2448 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2762 | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2339 | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2264 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2194 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2139 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2094 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2051 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2037 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2017 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1981 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1939 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1902 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1849 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1803 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1749 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1699 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1659 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1612 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1579 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1554 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1519 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1492 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1475 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1489 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1426 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.139 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1372 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1354 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1343 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1316 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1295 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1283 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1275 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1277 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1257 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1239 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1243 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.123 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1232 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1287 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.122 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1179 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4165 | 0.3834 | 0.442 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3523 | 0.3346 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2941 | 0.2513 | 0.3444 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2283 | 0.2037 | 0.2762 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1821 | 0.1612 | 0.2017 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1465 | 0.1354 | 0.1579 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1276 | 0.123 | 0.1343 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1229 | 0.1179 | 0.1287 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 82 Grenada 0.1192 compare
- 83 Western Sahara 0.1184 compare
- 84 Guam 0.1183 compare
- 86 Syrian Arab Republic 0.117 compare
- 87 Tajikistan 0.1154 compare
- 88 Peru 0.1145 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guatemala
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,822 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.3 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.3% (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 Guatemala?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Guatemala was 0.1179 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.442 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1179 in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Guatemala ranks 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.