Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Suriname
Suriname: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1373 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1373
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
90th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2666
in 1950
All-time low
0.1373
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Suriname, 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 Suriname stood at 0.1373. 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 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Suriname peaked at 0.2666 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1373, in 2023.
That places Suriname 90th 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2666 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2635 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2604 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.256 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2518 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2477 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2437 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2398 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.236 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 0.2319 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2282 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2245 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2214 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2189 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2172 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2157 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2146 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2135 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2122 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.211 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2098 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2086 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2073 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2061 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2049 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2036 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2024 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2011 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1997 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1983 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.197 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1956 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1942 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1929 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1915 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.19 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1936 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.192 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1903 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1837 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.182 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1805 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1791 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1778 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1768 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1762 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1755 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1748 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.174 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.173 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1717 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1703 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1687 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1671 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1653 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1635 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1618 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1584 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1567 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1552 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1536 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1519 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1502 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1484 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1465 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1451 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1438 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1425 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1411 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1481 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1435 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1384 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1373 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2497 | 0.2319 | 0.2666 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2177 | 0.211 | 0.2282 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2042 | 0.1983 | 0.2098 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1921 | 0.1837 | 0.197 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.177 | 0.173 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1643 | 0.1567 | 0.1717 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1478 | 0.1411 | 0.1552 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1418 | 0.1373 | 0.1481 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 87 Bangladesh 0.1385 compare
- 88 Fiji 0.1383 compare
- 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1381 compare
- 91 Jamaica 0.1372 compare
- 92 Republic of Moldova 0.1365 compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.136 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Suriname
- 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 2.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,079 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 8.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.61 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.6% (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 Suriname?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Suriname was 0.1373 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2666 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1373 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Suriname ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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.