Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0834 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0834
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
182nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2037
in 1950
All-time low
0.0834
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Puerto Rico, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0834. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.2037 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0834, in 2023.
That places Puerto Rico 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2037 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2029 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1927 | -5.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1781 | -7.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1712 | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1691 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1667 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1619 | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1608 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1539 | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1501 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1511 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1476 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1467 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1498 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.143 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1387 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1343 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1322 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.135 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1336 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1282 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1284 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1263 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1245 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1205 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1192 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1184 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1162 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1161 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1143 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1135 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1141 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1116 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1117 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1163 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1094 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1088 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1085 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1157 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1126 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1049 | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1053 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1048 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1036 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1031 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1025 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1014 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0987 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0968 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0954 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0952 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0946 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0959 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0934 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0928 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0923 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0907 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0905 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0906 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0906 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0874 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0872 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0866 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0872 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0996 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0853 | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0849 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0926 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0928 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0929 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0834 | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1761 | 0.1539 | 0.2037 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1429 | 0.1322 | 0.1511 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1231 | 0.1161 | 0.1336 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1124 | 0.1085 | 0.1163 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1038 | 0.1 | 0.1126 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0946 | 0.0907 | 0.0987 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.089 | 0.0849 | 0.0996 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0904 | 0.0834 | 0.0929 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 179 Slovakia 0.084 compare
- 180 United States Virgin Islands 0.0837 compare
- 181 Gibraltar 0.0837 compare
- 183 North Macedonia 0.0832 compare
- 184 Sri Lanka 0.0829 compare
- 185 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0826 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Puerto Rico
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.941 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,612 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 9.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0834 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1094 (2023)
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 35,439 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Puerto Rico?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Puerto Rico was 0.0834 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2037 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0834 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Puerto Rico ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.