Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Suriname
Suriname: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1227 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1227
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
75th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2536
in 1950
All-time low
0.1227
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Suriname, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.1227 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Suriname peaked at 0.2536 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1227, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 75th 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2536 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2505 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2475 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2435 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2393 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2352 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.231 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2269 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2229 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2194 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2157 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.212 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.208 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2042 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2004 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1976 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1951 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1935 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1923 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1912 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1901 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1889 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1878 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1866 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1853 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.184 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1828 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1815 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1802 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1789 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1776 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1762 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1749 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1735 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.172 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1705 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1693 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1678 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1663 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1643 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.162 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.16 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1583 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1566 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1549 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.154 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1527 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.151 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1492 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1475 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1458 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1442 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1429 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1415 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1402 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1389 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1378 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1363 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1351 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1336 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1322 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.131 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1301 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1293 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1288 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1285 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1283 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1288 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1286 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1286 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1347 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1389 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1236 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1227 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.237 | 0.2194 | 0.2536 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.201 | 0.1912 | 0.2157 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1846 | 0.1789 | 0.1901 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1712 | 0.1643 | 0.1776 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1546 | 0.1475 | 0.162 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1396 | 0.1336 | 0.1458 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1294 | 0.1283 | 0.1322 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.13 | 0.1227 | 0.1389 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 72 Philippines 0.1239 compare
- 73 Turkmenistan 0.1236 compare
- 74 Indonesia 0.1229 compare
- 76 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1226 compare
- 77 Samoa 0.1224 compare
- 78 Bahamas 0.122 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Suriname
- 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 2.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,079 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 8.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.61 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.6% (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 Suriname?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Suriname was 0.1227 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2536 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1227 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Suriname ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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.