Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Panama
Panama: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1243 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1243
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
118th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2675
in 1950
All-time low
0.1243
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Panama, 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 Panama is 0.1243, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Panama peaked at 0.2675 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1243, in 2023.
Panama ranks 118th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2675 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2635 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2597 | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2561 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2512 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.248 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2435 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2396 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.2344 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2296 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2249 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2209 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2171 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2138 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2108 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2083 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2054 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2022 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.199 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.195 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1917 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1873 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1827 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1785 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1738 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1697 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.167 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1645 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1621 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1599 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1583 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1566 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1553 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1536 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1525 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1512 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1506 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1498 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1498 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1628 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1488 | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1495 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1496 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.148 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1478 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.147 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1463 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1454 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1436 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1416 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1407 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1386 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1372 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1363 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1354 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1354 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1359 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1355 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1363 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1366 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1363 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1362 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1349 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1334 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.134 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1287 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1264 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1263 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1273 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1272 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1269 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1318 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1251 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1243 | -0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.1243 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.1243 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1265, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2493 | 0.2296 | 0.2675 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2097 | 0.195 | 0.2249 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1737 | 0.1599 | 0.1917 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.154 | 0.1498 | 0.1628 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1468 | 0.1416 | 0.1496 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1368 | 0.1354 | 0.1407 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1311 | 0.1263 | 0.1363 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.127 | 0.1243 | 0.1318 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More poverty & inequality data for Panama
- 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 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,226 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 -5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.5 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (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 Panama?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Panama was 0.1243 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2675 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1243 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Panama ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.