Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Chile
Chile: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1084 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1084
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
153rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1950
All-time low
0.1067
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Chile, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Chile is 0.1084, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Chile peaked at 0.2953 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1067, in 2020.
Chile ranks 153rd 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2953 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2928 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.2902 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2876 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2849 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2824 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2806 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.2784 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2757 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2735 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2699 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2675 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2655 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2591 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2554 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2478 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2396 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2301 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2233 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2153 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2111 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2077 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2034 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1974 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1911 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1829 | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1748 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.168 | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1625 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1563 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1512 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1471 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1435 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1394 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1368 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.134 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1316 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1306 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1306 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1296 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1275 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1269 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1257 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1244 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1232 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.122 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.12 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1192 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.118 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1174 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.117 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1164 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.117 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1166 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1152 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1149 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1147 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1145 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1154 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.115 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1131 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1118 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1114 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1112 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1108 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1104 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.11 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1099 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1103 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1067 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1115 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1121 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1084 | -3.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.1084 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.1084 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1265, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2841 | 0.2735 | 0.2953 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2474 | 0.2153 | 0.2699 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1855 | 0.1563 | 0.2111 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1374 | 0.1296 | 0.1512 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1224 | 0.1174 | 0.1275 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1159 | 0.1145 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1114 | 0.1099 | 0.115 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1097 | 0.1067 | 0.1121 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 150 Slovakia 0.1087 compare
- 151 Turkey 0.1087 compare
- 152 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1085 compare
- 154 French Guiana 0.108 compare
- 155 Estonia 0.1078 compare
- 156 Cayman Islands 0.1077 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (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 Chile?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Chile was 0.1084 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1067 in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Chile ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.