Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Peru
Peru: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1295 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1295
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4085
in 1950
All-time low
0.1221
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Peru, 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 Peru stood at 0.1295.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Peru peaked at 0.4085 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1221, in 2022.
Peru ranks 107th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4085 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4044 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4011 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.3973 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.3933 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3886 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.3835 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.3778 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3718 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 0.3653 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3586 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3514 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3466 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3363 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3289 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3225 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3159 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3099 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3043 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.299 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3589 | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2896 | -19.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2835 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2787 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2735 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2682 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2638 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2601 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2566 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2535 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2501 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2466 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2441 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2427 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2405 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2316 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.226 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2212 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2162 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2121 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2054 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2015 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1938 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1861 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1773 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1705 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.164 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1593 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1555 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1505 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1485 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1475 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1474 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1459 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1469 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1471 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1473 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1464 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1459 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1471 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1471 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1455 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1444 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1424 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1414 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1392 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1378 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1361 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1341 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1303 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1348 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1396 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1221 | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1295 | +6.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.1295 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.1295 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1265, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3892 | 0.3653 | 0.4085 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3274 | 0.299 | 0.3586 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2786 | 0.2535 | 0.3589 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2331 | 0.2121 | 0.2501 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1764 | 0.1505 | 0.2054 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.147 | 0.1459 | 0.1485 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1398 | 0.1303 | 0.1471 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1315 | 0.1221 | 0.1396 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 104 Vanuatu 0.1316 compare
- 105 American Samoa 0.1316 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 0.1309 compare
- 108 Seychelles 0.1293 compare
- 109 Samoa 0.1292 compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 0.1284 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,851 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Peru?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Peru was 0.1295 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4085 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1221 in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Peru ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.