Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Paraguay
Paraguay: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1098 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1098
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
96th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2256
in 1950
All-time low
0.1098
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Paraguay, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.1098 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Paraguay peaked at 0.2256 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1098, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 96th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2256 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2243 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.2234 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2225 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2213 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2199 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2182 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2161 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2137 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.211 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2083 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2057 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2032 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2009 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1989 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1973 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1959 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1947 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1937 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1928 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.192 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1911 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1901 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1889 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1877 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1861 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1844 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1827 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1807 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1787 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1766 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1743 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.172 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1702 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1673 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1649 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1625 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1601 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1577 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1546 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1511 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.148 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1461 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1444 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1427 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1411 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1395 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1383 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1371 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1356 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1343 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1331 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1318 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1306 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1294 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1282 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1271 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1259 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1247 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1235 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1223 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1214 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1193 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1176 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1159 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.115 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.114 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1132 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1124 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1118 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1144 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1229 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.114 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1098 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2196 | 0.211 | 0.2256 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1992 | 0.1928 | 0.2083 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1862 | 0.1787 | 0.192 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.166 | 0.1546 | 0.1766 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1424 | 0.1356 | 0.1511 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1289 | 0.1235 | 0.1343 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1163 | 0.1118 | 0.1223 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1153 | 0.1098 | 0.1229 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 93 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.1119 compare
- 94 Honduras 0.1103 compare
- 95 Bhutan 0.1103 compare
- 97 Mauritius 0.1097 compare
- 98 Republic of Moldova 0.1087 compare
- 99 El Salvador 0.1087 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Paraguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,482 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 27.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.3% (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 Paraguay?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Paraguay was 0.1098 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2256 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1098 in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Paraguay ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.