Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1094 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1094
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
147th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2216
in 1951
All-time low
0.1094
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 0.1094. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.2216 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.1094, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 147th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2214 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2216 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2139 | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1992 | -6.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1934 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1886 | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1894 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1855 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1859 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1826 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1797 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1782 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1782 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1809 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1841 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1784 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1712 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.169 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1695 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1669 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1689 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1673 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1679 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1674 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1656 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1637 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1636 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1621 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1628 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1617 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1596 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1608 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1588 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.158 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.156 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1619 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1574 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1567 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1566 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1557 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1551 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1536 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1554 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1558 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1528 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1535 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1491 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1459 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1458 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1408 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1391 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1371 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1336 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1325 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1316 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1322 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1298 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1291 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1267 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1259 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1242 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1242 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1225 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1182 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1187 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1165 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1172 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1247 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1151 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.114 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1275 | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1412 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1311 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1094 | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1981 | 0.1826 | 0.2216 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1756 | 0.1669 | 0.1841 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1651 | 0.1617 | 0.1689 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1582 | 0.1557 | 0.1619 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1508 | 0.1408 | 0.1558 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1318 | 0.1259 | 0.1391 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1195 | 0.114 | 0.1247 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1273 | 0.1094 | 0.1412 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More poverty & inequality data for Puerto Rico
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.941 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,612 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 9.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0834 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0834 (2023)
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 35,439 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Puerto Rico?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Puerto Rico was 0.1094 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2216 in 1951.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1094 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Puerto Rico ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.