Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1027 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1027
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
116th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4193
in 1950
All-time low
0.1027
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 0.1027, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Nicaragua peaked at 0.4193 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1027, in 2023.
That places Nicaragua 116th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4193 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4172 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.407 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.4012 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3952 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3892 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3831 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3771 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.3711 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 0.3652 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3616 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3526 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3456 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3379 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3296 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3174 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.306 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.296 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2905 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2853 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2803 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2758 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3394 | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2665 | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2621 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2576 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2529 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.248 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2528 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2501 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2308 | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2258 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2216 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2189 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.216 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2121 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2072 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2035 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1978 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1908 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1858 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1808 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1776 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1737 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1695 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1667 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1636 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1605 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1774 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1566 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1531 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1484 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1422 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1372 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1325 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1275 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1239 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1225 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1208 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1197 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1188 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1168 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1152 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1147 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1137 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1129 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1111 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1095 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1074 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1081 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1077 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.114 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.104 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1027 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3926 | 0.3652 | 0.4193 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3222 | 0.2853 | 0.3616 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2686 | 0.248 | 0.3394 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2125 | 0.1908 | 0.2308 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1712 | 0.1566 | 0.1858 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1328 | 0.1197 | 0.1531 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1128 | 0.1074 | 0.1188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1071 | 0.1027 | 0.114 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,515 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 6.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.78 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (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 Nicaragua?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Nicaragua was 0.1027 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4193 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1027 in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Nicaragua ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.