Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Curacao
Curacao: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1102 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Curacao, 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 Curacao is 0.1102, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Curacao peaked at 0.2409 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1102, in 2023.
That places Curacao 146th 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 Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2409 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2342 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2276 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2213 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2154 | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2098 | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2049 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2002 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.196 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1921 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1888 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1854 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1825 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1798 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1771 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1746 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.172 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1697 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1672 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1649 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1624 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1601 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1576 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1553 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1528 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1504 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1481 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.146 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1438 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1419 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1401 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1385 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.137 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1358 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1346 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1334 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1325 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1316 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1309 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1317 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1296 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1291 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1286 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1284 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1282 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1283 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1279 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1277 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1278 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1276 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1272 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1269 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1264 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1256 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1248 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1239 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.123 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1218 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1205 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1193 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1167 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1152 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.113 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1117 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1113 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1115 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.113 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1124 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.112 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1116 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1113 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1122 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1106 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1102 | -0.3% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.1102 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0.1102 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1265, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2142 | 0.1921 | 0.2409 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1762 | 0.1649 | 0.1888 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1518 | 0.1419 | 0.1624 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1346 | 0.1309 | 0.1401 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1283 | 0.1276 | 0.1296 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1239 | 0.1193 | 0.1272 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1128 | 0.1113 | 0.1167 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1111 | 0.1102 | 0.1122 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More poverty & inequality data for Curacao
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0871 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0871 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Curacao?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Curacao was 0.1102 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2409 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1102 in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Curacao ranks 146th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.