Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.105 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in British Virgin Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.105 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.319 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.105, in 2023.
That places British Virgin Islands 167th 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 in men in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.319 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3063 | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2949 | -3.7% |
| 1953 | 0.2836 | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2725 | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2626 | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2532 | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2444 | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 0.236 | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2279 | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2222 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2158 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2093 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2035 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1981 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1933 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1894 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1856 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.184 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1817 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1803 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1778 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1755 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1727 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1686 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1647 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1615 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1588 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1556 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1529 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1502 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1478 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1459 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1437 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1407 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1382 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1358 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1338 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1318 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1299 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1275 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1253 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1231 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1213 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1196 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1183 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1172 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1167 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1162 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1157 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1151 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1146 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.114 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1132 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1126 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1123 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1118 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1111 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1104 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1098 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1095 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1092 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.109 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1088 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1086 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1085 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1083 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1154 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1076 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1071 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1068 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1092 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1055 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.105 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.27 | 0.2279 | 0.319 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1983 | 0.1817 | 0.2222 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1668 | 0.1529 | 0.1803 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1398 | 0.1299 | 0.1502 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1201 | 0.1157 | 0.1275 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1125 | 0.1098 | 0.1151 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1092 | 0.1071 | 0.1154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1066 | 0.105 | 0.1092 | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More poverty & inequality data for British Virgin Islands
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 6.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0841 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0841 (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in British Virgin Islands?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in British Virgin Islands was 0.105 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 British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.319 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.105 in 2023.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands 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.