Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1121 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1121
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
143rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2632
in 1950
All-time low
0.1121
in 2013
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Costa Rica stood at 0.1121.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2632 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1121, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 143rd 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2632 | — |
| 1951 | 0.261 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2593 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.2537 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2483 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2439 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.2381 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2311 | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2257 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 0.2207 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2166 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2134 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2116 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2095 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2079 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2043 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2019 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.199 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1968 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1925 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1899 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1848 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1805 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.175 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1682 | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1612 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1549 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1487 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1439 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.139 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.135 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1312 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1281 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1258 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1248 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.124 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1235 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1226 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1219 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1205 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.12 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1199 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1194 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1197 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1195 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1192 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1196 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1188 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1177 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1169 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1158 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1151 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1141 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1137 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1141 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1134 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1142 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1151 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1155 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1149 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1151 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1138 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1125 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1121 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1127 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1134 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1151 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1142 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1159 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1139 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1133 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1214 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1144 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1121 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2445 | 0.2207 | 0.2632 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2053 | 0.1925 | 0.2166 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1646 | 0.139 | 0.1899 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1257 | 0.1205 | 0.135 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1191 | 0.1169 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1146 | 0.1134 | 0.1158 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1139 | 0.1121 | 0.1159 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1153 | 0.1121 | 0.1214 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 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 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,807 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 -14.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.9% (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 Costa Rica?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Costa Rica was 0.1121 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2632 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1121 in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.