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Gender development index — Bulgaria

Gender development index in Bulgaria in 2023 — 1 ratio. Ranked 30 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.2%.

2023 1 ratio −0.79% vs 2022
World rank 30of 184
Period maximum 1.008 ratio2022
Period minimum 0.975 ratio1991

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Bulgaria, 1990–20230.970.980.9911.011990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.978 ratio1991: 0.975 ratio1992: 0.98 ratio1993: 0.983 ratio1994: 0.986 ratio1995: 0.987 ratio1996: 0.987 ratio1997: 0.984 ratio1998: 0.985 ratio1999: 0.981 ratio2000: 0.981 ratio2001: 0.983 ratio2002: 0.983 ratio2003: 0.986 ratio2004: 0.987 ratio2005: 0.987 ratio2006: 0.991 ratio2007: 0.99 ratio2008: 0.993 ratio2009: 0.996 ratio2010: 0.997 ratio2011: 0.995 ratio2012: 0.994 ratio2013: 0.997 ratio2014: 0.995 ratio2015: 0.996 ratio2016: 1 ratio2017: 1.001 ratio2018: 1 ratio2019: 1.001 ratio2020: 1.003 ratio2021: 1.004 ratio2022: 1.008 ratio2023: 1 ratio
Change over the period: +0.022 (+2.25%) Average annual rate: 0.07 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bulgaria 1 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Eastern Europe computed 1.017 ratio
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.971 ratio
Gender development index — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 1 −0.008 −0.79%
2022 1.008 +0.004 +0.4%
2021 1.004 +0.001 +0.1%
2020 1.003 +0.002 +0.2%
2019 1.001 +0.001 +0.1%
2018 1 −0.001 −0.1%
2017 1.001 +0.001 +0.1%
2016 1 +0.004 +0.4%
2015 0.996 +0.001 +0.1%
2014 0.995 −0.002 −0.2%
2013 0.997 +0.003 +0.3%
2012 0.994 −0.001 −0.1%
2011 0.995 −0.002 −0.2%
2010 0.997 +0.001 +0.1%
2009 0.996 +0.003 +0.3%
2008 0.993 +0.003 +0.3%
2007 0.99 −0.001 −0.1%
2006 0.991 +0.004 +0.41%
2005 0.987 +0 +0%
2004 0.987 +0.001 +0.1%
2003 0.986 +0.003 +0.31%
2002 0.983 +0 +0%
2001 0.983 +0.002 +0.2%
2000 0.981 +0 +0%
1999 0.981 −0.004 −0.41%
1998 0.985 +0.001 +0.1%
1997 0.984 −0.003 −0.3%
1996 0.987 +0 +0%
1995 0.987 +0.001 +0.1%
1994 0.986 +0.003 +0.31%
1993 0.983 +0.003 +0.31%
1992 0.98 +0.005 +0.51%
1991 0.975 −0.003 −0.31%
1990 0.978 — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

UA Ukraine 1.038 MD Moldova 1.029 RU Russia 1.023 PL Poland 1.012 BY Belarus 1.009 BG Bulgaria 1 SK Slovakia 0.999 HU Hungary 0.989 CZ Czechia 0.987 RO Romania 0.986
Full table for all countries

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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