Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Belize
Belize: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1258 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1258
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
115th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3548
in 1950
All-time low
0.1258
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.1258 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Belize peaked at 0.3548 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1258, in 2023.
Belize ranks 115th 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 in men in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3548 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3478 | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 0.3409 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.334 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3271 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.3227 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3128 | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3056 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.2981 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2908 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2836 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3187 | +12.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2703 | -15.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2635 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2571 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2513 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2459 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2403 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2352 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.23 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2248 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2199 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2152 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2111 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2071 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2032 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1996 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1963 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1937 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.19 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.187 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1841 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1811 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1783 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.174 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1713 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1695 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1673 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1651 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1618 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1588 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.157 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1558 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.155 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1541 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1543 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1545 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1549 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1561 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1552 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1555 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1555 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1512 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1492 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1473 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1458 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1445 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1437 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1437 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1425 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1423 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.142 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1414 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1406 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1397 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1385 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1372 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1358 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1341 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1323 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1324 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1335 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1297 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1258 | -3.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1258 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1258 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1265, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3235 | 0.2908 | 0.3548 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2596 | 0.23 | 0.3187 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2061 | 0.19 | 0.2248 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1739 | 0.1618 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1556 | 0.1541 | 0.1588 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1479 | 0.1425 | 0.1555 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1384 | 0.1323 | 0.1423 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1303 | 0.1258 | 0.1335 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More poverty & inequality data for Belize
- 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 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,857 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 -13.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.74 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.7% (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 in men in Belize?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Belize was 0.1258 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 in men recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3548 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1258 in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Belize ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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 in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.