Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Burundi

Gender development index in Burundi in 2023 — 0.932 ratio. Ranked 137 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 13.4%.

2023 0.932 ratio +0% vs 2022
World rank 137of 184
Period maximum 1.007 ratio2014
Period minimum 0.822 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Burundi, 1990–20230.80.850.90.9511.051990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.822 ratio1991: 0.829 ratio1992: 0.824 ratio1993: 0.833 ratio1994: 0.829 ratio1995: 0.832 ratio1996: 0.836 ratio1997: 0.84 ratio1998: 0.861 ratio1999: 0.842 ratio2000: 0.852 ratio2001: 0.855 ratio2002: 0.851 ratio2003: 0.849 ratio2004: 0.854 ratio2005: 0.86 ratio2006: 0.884 ratio2007: 0.884 ratio2008: 0.894 ratio2009: 0.897 ratio2010: 0.909 ratio2011: 0.912 ratio2012: 0.916 ratio2013: 0.92 ratio2014: 1.007 ratio2015: 0.926 ratio2016: 0.928 ratio2017: 0.927 ratio2018: 0.929 ratio2019: 0.93 ratio2020: 0.966 ratio2021: 0.932 ratio2022: 0.932 ratio2023: 0.932 ratio
Change over the period: +0.11 (+13.38%) Average annual rate: 0.38 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Burundi 0.932 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.9 ratio
Eastern Africa computed 0.915 ratio
Low-income countries computed 0.836 ratio
Gender development index — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.932 +0 +0%
2022 0.932 +0 +0%
2021 0.932 −0.034 −3.52%
2020 0.966 +0.036 +3.87%
2019 0.93 +0.001 +0.11%
2018 0.929 +0.002 +0.22%
2017 0.927 −0.001 −0.11%
2016 0.928 +0.002 +0.22%
2015 0.926 −0.081 −8.04%
2014 1.007 +0.087 +9.46%
2013 0.92 +0.004 +0.44%
2012 0.916 +0.004 +0.44%
2011 0.912 +0.003 +0.33%
2010 0.909 +0.012 +1.34%
2009 0.897 +0.003 +0.34%
2008 0.894 +0.01 +1.13%
2007 0.884 +0 +0%
2006 0.884 +0.024 +2.79%
2005 0.86 +0.006 +0.7%
2004 0.854 +0.005 +0.59%
2003 0.849 −0.002 −0.24%
2002 0.851 −0.004 −0.47%
2001 0.855 +0.003 +0.35%
2000 0.852 +0.01 +1.19%
1999 0.842 −0.019 −2.21%
1998 0.861 +0.021 +2.5%
1997 0.84 +0.004 +0.48%
1996 0.836 +0.004 +0.48%
1995 0.832 +0.003 +0.36%
1994 0.829 −0.004 −0.48%
1993 0.833 +0.009 +1.09%
1992 0.824 −0.005 −0.6%
1991 0.829 +0.007 +0.85%
1990 0.822

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.