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Gender development index — Australia

Gender development index in Australia in 2023 — 0.977 ratio. Ranked 79 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.5%.

2023 0.977 ratio −0.31% vs 2022
World rank 79of 184
Period maximum 0.98 ratio2022
Period minimum 0.958 ratio2001

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Australia, 1990–20230.950.960.970.981990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.963 ratio1991: 0.962 ratio1992: 0.963 ratio1993: 0.963 ratio1994: 0.964 ratio1995: 0.964 ratio1996: 0.965 ratio1997: 0.965 ratio1998: 0.966 ratio1999: 0.966 ratio2000: 0.967 ratio2001: 0.958 ratio2002: 0.958 ratio2003: 0.959 ratio2004: 0.958 ratio2005: 0.959 ratio2006: 0.961 ratio2007: 0.962 ratio2008: 0.962 ratio2009: 0.964 ratio2010: 0.964 ratio2011: 0.966 ratio2012: 0.962 ratio2013: 0.962 ratio2014: 0.961 ratio2015: 0.964 ratio2016: 0.966 ratio2017: 0.967 ratio2018: 0.971 ratio2019: 0.971 ratio2020: 0.972 ratio2021: 0.972 ratio2022: 0.98 ratio2023: 0.977 ratio
Change over the period: +0.014 (+1.45%) Average annual rate: 0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Australia 0.977 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
East Asia & Pacific computed 0.972 ratio
Australia and New Zealand computed 0.976 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.977 −0.003 −0.31%
2022 0.98 +0.008 +0.82%
2021 0.972 +0 +0%
2020 0.972 +0.001 +0.1%
2019 0.971 +0 +0%
2018 0.971 +0.004 +0.41%
2017 0.967 +0.001 +0.1%
2016 0.966 +0.002 +0.21%
2015 0.964 +0.003 +0.31%
2014 0.961 −0.001 −0.1%
2013 0.962 +0 +0%
2012 0.962 −0.004 −0.41%
2011 0.966 +0.002 +0.21%
2010 0.964 +0 +0%
2009 0.964 +0.002 +0.21%
2008 0.962 +0 +0%
2007 0.962 +0.001 +0.1%
2006 0.961 +0.002 +0.21%
2005 0.959 +0.001 +0.1%
2004 0.958 −0.001 −0.1%
2003 0.959 +0.001 +0.1%
2002 0.958 +0 +0%
2001 0.958 −0.009 −0.93%
2000 0.967 +0.001 +0.1%
1999 0.966 +0 +0%
1998 0.966 +0.001 +0.1%
1997 0.965 +0 +0%
1996 0.965 +0.001 +0.1%
1995 0.964 +0 +0%
1994 0.964 +0.001 +0.1%
1993 0.963 +0 +0%
1992 0.963 +0.001 +0.1%
1991 0.962 −0.001 −0.1%
1990 0.963 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

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

AU Australia 0.977 NZ New Zealand 0.973
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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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