Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Guatemala
Guatemala: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1464 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1464
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
75th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4479
in 1950
All-time low
0.1464
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala stood at 0.1464. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Guatemala peaked at 0.4479 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1464, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 75th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4479 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4434 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4382 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.433 | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 0.4279 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4221 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.4164 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.4104 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.4013 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.391 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3809 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3744 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3703 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3663 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3629 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3599 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3581 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3538 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3521 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3505 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3437 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3324 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3228 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3118 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3088 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3094 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3499 | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2991 | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2933 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2917 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3023 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3074 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3521 | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2714 | -22.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2591 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2535 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.249 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2432 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.238 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.237 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2361 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2339 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2309 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2265 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2237 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2204 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2149 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2117 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2077 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2037 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1996 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1971 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1945 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1919 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1922 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1924 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1875 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1836 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1821 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1801 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1771 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1722 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1681 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1653 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1641 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1632 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1605 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1573 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1549 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1531 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1508 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1556 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1504 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1464 | -2.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.1464 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.1464 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1265, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4232 | 0.391 | 0.4479 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3629 | 0.3505 | 0.3809 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3163 | 0.2917 | 0.3499 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2713 | 0.237 | 0.3521 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2209 | 0.2037 | 0.2361 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1901 | 0.1801 | 0.1996 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1636 | 0.1531 | 0.1771 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1508 | 0.1464 | 0.1556 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More poverty & inequality data for Guatemala
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,822 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.3 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.3% (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 Guatemala?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Guatemala was 0.1464 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4479 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1464 in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Guatemala ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.