Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1406 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1406
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2282
in 1950
All-time low
0.1378
in 2014
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.1406.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.2282 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1378, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 84th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2282 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2252 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2223 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.2166 | -2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.2093 | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2037 | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1992 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1951 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1911 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1887 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1858 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1829 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.181 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.18 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1781 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1774 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.177 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1762 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1756 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1744 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.173 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1716 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1701 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.168 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1675 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1667 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.165 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1636 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1632 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1611 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1604 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1607 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1609 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1595 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1585 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1568 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1544 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1524 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1514 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1506 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1508 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.15 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1495 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1492 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1494 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1489 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1481 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1482 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1484 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1488 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1491 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1491 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1489 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1491 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1485 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1484 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1493 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1495 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1483 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1467 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1446 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1419 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1399 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1382 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1378 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1381 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1381 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.138 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1428 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1416 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1425 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1458 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1407 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1406 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2079 | 0.1887 | 0.2282 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1788 | 0.1744 | 0.1858 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.167 | 0.1611 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1566 | 0.1506 | 0.1609 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1491 | 0.1481 | 0.1508 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1487 | 0.1467 | 0.1495 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1401 | 0.1378 | 0.1446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1424 | 0.1406 | 0.1458 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,600 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 -2.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.9% (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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.1406 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2282 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1378 in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.