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Gender development index — Afghanistan

Gender development index in Afghanistan in 2023 — 0.66 ratio. Ranked 183 in the world out of 184. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 4.3%.

2023 0.66 ratio +0.61% vs 2022
World rank 183of 184
Period maximum 0.737 ratio2021
Period minimum 0.653 ratio2012

Trend over time

2008–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Afghanistan, 2008–20230.650.6750.70.7250.752008201020122014201620182020202220232008: 0.69 ratio2009: 0.695 ratio2010: 0.695 ratio2011: 0.685 ratio2012: 0.653 ratio2013: 0.681 ratio2014: 0.673 ratio2015: 0.695 ratio2016: 0.696 ratio2017: 0.709 ratio2018: 0.715 ratio2019: 0.716 ratio2020: 0.715 ratio2021: 0.737 ratio2022: 0.656 ratio2023: 0.66 ratio
Change over the period: −0.03 (−4.35%) Average annual rate: -0.3 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 0.66 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
South Asia computed 0.869 ratio
Southern Asia computed 0.87 ratio
Low-income countries computed 0.836 ratio
Gender development index — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.66 +0.004 +0.61%
2022 0.656 −0.081 −10.99%
2021 0.737 +0.022 +3.08%
2020 0.715 −0.001 −0.14%
2019 0.716 +0.001 +0.14%
2018 0.715 +0.006 +0.85%
2017 0.709 +0.013 +1.87%
2016 0.696 +0.001 +0.14%
2015 0.695 +0.022 +3.27%
2014 0.673 −0.008 −1.17%
2013 0.681 +0.028 +4.29%
2012 0.653 −0.032 −4.67%
2011 0.685 −0.01 −1.44%
2010 0.695 +0 +0%
2009 0.695 +0.005 +0.72%
2008 0.69 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MV Maldives 0.986 BT Bhutan 0.958 LK Sri Lanka 0.951 BD Bangladesh 0.918 IR Iran 0.875 IN India 0.874 NP Nepal 0.858 PK Pakistan 0.838 AF Afghanistan 0.66
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About the indicator

The ratio of the Human Development Index computed for women to the index computed for men. One means equality, values below it mean women lag behind, above it men do, and the second happens more often than is commonly thought: in a number of countries women are ahead of men in life expectancy and education by enough to outweigh their lag in income. The indicator answers a question about the gap, not about the level: in two countries with the same ratio absolute development can differ twofold.

Important: A ratio, not a level: a value near one in a poor country speaks of equality between the sexes, not of well-being. It is worth looking at together with the Human Development Index itself.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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