Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1482 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1482
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
71st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4119
in 1950
All-time low
0.1482
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 0.1482, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.4119 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1482, in 2023.
Dominican Republic ranks 71st 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4119 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4038 | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 0.3959 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.3884 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.381 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3734 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3659 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3585 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3514 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3443 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.337 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.3298 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3224 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3166 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.308 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3354 | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2952 | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2887 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2828 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2769 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2711 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2654 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2599 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2546 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2497 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2451 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2408 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2369 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2336 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2348 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2273 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2244 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2214 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2184 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2156 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2128 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2103 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2079 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2054 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.203 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2005 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1981 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1958 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1939 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1921 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1907 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1896 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1884 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1881 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1862 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1852 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1832 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1809 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1786 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1779 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1734 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1712 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.17 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1684 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1673 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1657 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1653 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.163 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1617 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1609 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1607 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1627 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1575 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1529 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1543 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1507 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1549 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1487 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1482 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3775 | 0.3443 | 0.4119 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3093 | 0.2769 | 0.337 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2492 | 0.2336 | 0.2711 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2146 | 0.203 | 0.2273 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1923 | 0.1862 | 0.2005 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1756 | 0.1673 | 0.1852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1605 | 0.1529 | 0.1657 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1506 | 0.1482 | 0.1549 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 68 Russian Federation 0.1536 compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 0.1524 compare
- 70 Thailand 0.1504 compare
- 72 Philippines 0.1481 compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1479 compare
- 74 Viet Nam 0.1476 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Dominican Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 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 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (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 Dominican Republic?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Dominican Republic was 0.1482 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4119 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1482 in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Dominican Republic ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.