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Gender development index — Belgium

Gender development index in Belgium in 2023 — 0.979 ratio. Ranked 77 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.4%.

2023 0.979 ratio −0.2% vs 2022
World rank 77of 184
Period maximum 0.981 ratio2022
Period minimum 0.956 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Belgium, 1990–20230.950.960.970.980.991990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.956 ratio1991: 0.958 ratio1992: 0.962 ratio1993: 0.966 ratio1994: 0.966 ratio1995: 0.969 ratio1996: 0.97 ratio1997: 0.971 ratio1998: 0.972 ratio1999: 0.976 ratio2000: 0.976 ratio2001: 0.969 ratio2002: 0.968 ratio2003: 0.966 ratio2004: 0.968 ratio2005: 0.967 ratio2006: 0.967 ratio2007: 0.965 ratio2008: 0.965 ratio2009: 0.965 ratio2010: 0.968 ratio2011: 0.967 ratio2012: 0.968 ratio2013: 0.967 ratio2014: 0.969 ratio2015: 0.969 ratio2016: 0.971 ratio2017: 0.971 ratio2018: 0.971 ratio2019: 0.973 ratio2020: 0.974 ratio2021: 0.978 ratio2022: 0.981 ratio2023: 0.979 ratio
Change over the period: +0.023 (+2.41%) Average annual rate: 0.07 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Belgium 0.979 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Western Europe computed 0.982 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.979 −0.002 −0.2%
2022 0.981 +0.003 +0.31%
2021 0.978 +0.004 +0.41%
2020 0.974 +0.001 +0.1%
2019 0.973 +0.002 +0.21%
2018 0.971 +0 +0%
2017 0.971 +0 +0%
2016 0.971 +0.002 +0.21%
2015 0.969 +0 +0%
2014 0.969 +0.002 +0.21%
2013 0.967 −0.001 −0.1%
2012 0.968 +0.001 +0.1%
2011 0.967 −0.001 −0.1%
2010 0.968 +0.003 +0.31%
2009 0.965 +0 +0%
2008 0.965 +0 +0%
2007 0.965 −0.002 −0.21%
2006 0.967 +0 +0%
2005 0.967 −0.001 −0.1%
2004 0.968 +0.002 +0.21%
2003 0.966 −0.002 −0.21%
2002 0.968 −0.001 −0.1%
2001 0.969 −0.007 −0.72%
2000 0.976 +0 +0%
1999 0.976 +0.004 +0.41%
1998 0.972 +0.001 +0.1%
1997 0.971 +0.001 +0.1%
1996 0.97 +0.001 +0.1%
1995 0.969 +0.003 +0.31%
1994 0.966 +0 +0%
1993 0.966 +0.004 +0.42%
1992 0.962 +0.004 +0.42%
1991 0.958 +0.002 +0.21%
1990 0.956 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

LU Luxembourg 0.996 FR France 0.993 AT Austria 0.985 BE Belgium 0.979 CH Switzerland 0.977 DE Germany 0.975 NL Netherlands 0.971 LI Liechtenstein 0.964
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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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