Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in El Salvador
El Salvador: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.157 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.157
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
63rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.402
in 1951
All-time low
0.157
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 0.157, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in El Salvador peaked at 0.402 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.157, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 63rd 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4 | — |
| 1951 | 0.402 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3944 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.3914 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.387 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.3828 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3785 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3743 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.37 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.3672 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3641 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3609 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3574 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3537 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.35 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3459 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3402 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3371 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3341 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3288 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3256 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3228 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3203 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3131 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.311 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3065 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3081 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3099 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3069 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.311 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.352 | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.341 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.318 | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3063 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.285 | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2702 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2598 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2566 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2497 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2469 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2327 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2272 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2182 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2177 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2134 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2097 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2067 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2027 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1999 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1966 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1947 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1949 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1914 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1909 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1886 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1897 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1884 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1874 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1843 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1818 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1763 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1729 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1702 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.173 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1738 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1751 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.176 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1738 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.168 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1607 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1591 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1625 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1582 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.157 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3848 | 0.3672 | 0.402 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3472 | 0.3288 | 0.3641 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3135 | 0.3065 | 0.3256 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2885 | 0.2469 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2125 | 0.1966 | 0.2327 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1892 | 0.1818 | 0.1949 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.172 | 0.1607 | 0.1763 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1592 | 0.157 | 0.1625 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 60 Marshall Islands 0.1592 compare
- 61 Guyana 0.1578 compare
- 62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1577 compare
- 64 Senegal 0.1567 compare
- 65 Yemen 0.1562 compare
- 66 Mauritania 0.1559 compare
More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,819 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (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 El Salvador?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in El Salvador was 0.157 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.402 in 1951.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.157 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.