Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Antigua and Barbuda

Gender development index in Antigua and Barbuda in 2023 — 1.031 ratio. Ranked 4 in the world out of 184. Since 2018, the indicator has fallen by 0.7%.

2023 1.031 ratio +0.1% vs 2022
World rank 4of 184
Period maximum 1.038 ratio2018
Period minimum 1.027 ratio2020

Trend over time

2018–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Antigua and Barbuda, 2018–20231.0251.031.0351.042018201920202021202220232018: 1.038 ratio2019: 1.029 ratio2020: 1.027 ratio2021: 1.028 ratio2022: 1.03 ratio2023: 1.031 ratio
Change over the period: −0.007 (−0.67%) Average annual rate: -0.14 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Antigua and Barbuda 1.031 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.986 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Antigua and Barbuda, by year Antigua and Barbuda All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 1.031 +0.001 +0.1%
2022 1.03 +0.002 +0.19%
2021 1.028 +0.001 +0.1%
2020 1.027 −0.002 −0.19%
2019 1.029 −0.009 −0.87%
2018 1.038

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.