Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Venezuela
Venezuela: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1135 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1135
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
92nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.286
in 1950
All-time low
0.1042
in 2011
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Venezuela, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.1135 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Venezuela peaked at 0.286 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1042, in 2011.
Venezuela ranks 92nd 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.286 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2797 | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2739 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2683 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2624 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2566 | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2507 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2448 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.239 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2331 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2275 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2218 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2166 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2109 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2054 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1918 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1885 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1835 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1843 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1748 | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1696 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1654 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1621 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1569 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.155 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1512 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1476 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1451 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1426 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1405 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1384 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1358 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1331 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1313 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1298 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1269 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1256 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1242 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.124 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1219 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1213 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1201 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1202 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1188 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1184 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1153 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1139 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1156 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1119 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1155 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1087 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.112 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1093 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1081 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1077 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1043 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1077 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1073 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1066 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1042 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1053 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1064 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1074 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.107 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1108 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1145 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1137 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1124 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1126 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1152 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1134 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1135 | +0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.1135 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1501, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.1135 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1035, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2595 | 0.2331 | 0.286 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.203 | 0.1835 | 0.2275 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.157 | 0.1426 | 0.1748 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1312 | 0.1242 | 0.1405 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1189 | 0.1139 | 0.124 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1093 | 0.1043 | 0.1155 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1088 | 0.1042 | 0.1145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1137 | 0.1126 | 0.1152 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela
- 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 2.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,080 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 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.2% (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Venezuela?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Venezuela was 0.1135 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.286 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1042 in 2011.
- How does Venezuela rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Venezuela ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.