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Gender development index — Canada

Gender development index in Canada in 2023 — 0.991 ratio. Ranked 55 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.7%.

2023 0.991 ratio −0.6% vs 2022
World rank 55of 184
Period maximum 0.997 ratio2022
Period minimum 0.976 ratio1997

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Canada, 1990–20230.970.980.9911990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.984 ratio1991: 0.984 ratio1992: 0.984 ratio1993: 0.981 ratio1994: 0.98 ratio1995: 0.981 ratio1996: 0.981 ratio1997: 0.976 ratio1998: 0.976 ratio1999: 0.979 ratio2000: 0.978 ratio2001: 0.979 ratio2002: 0.979 ratio2003: 0.98 ratio2004: 0.98 ratio2005: 0.98 ratio2006: 0.98 ratio2007: 0.981 ratio2008: 0.98 ratio2009: 0.982 ratio2010: 0.981 ratio2011: 0.982 ratio2012: 0.983 ratio2013: 0.984 ratio2014: 0.984 ratio2015: 0.985 ratio2016: 0.985 ratio2017: 0.986 ratio2018: 0.986 ratio2019: 0.987 ratio2020: 0.989 ratio2021: 0.993 ratio2022: 0.997 ratio2023: 0.991 ratio
Change over the period: +0.007 (+0.71%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Canada 0.991 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.991 −0.006 −0.6%
2022 0.997 +0.004 +0.4%
2021 0.993 +0.004 +0.4%
2020 0.989 +0.002 +0.2%
2019 0.987 +0.001 +0.1%
2018 0.986 +0 +0%
2017 0.986 +0.001 +0.1%
2016 0.985 +0 +0%
2015 0.985 +0.001 +0.1%
2014 0.984 +0 +0%
2013 0.984 +0.001 +0.1%
2012 0.983 +0.001 +0.1%
2011 0.982 +0.001 +0.1%
2010 0.981 −0.001 −0.1%
2009 0.982 +0.002 +0.2%
2008 0.98 −0.001 −0.1%
2007 0.981 +0.001 +0.1%
2006 0.98 +0 +0%
2005 0.98 +0 +0%
2004 0.98 +0 +0%
2003 0.98 +0.001 +0.1%
2002 0.979 +0 +0%
2001 0.979 +0.001 +0.1%
2000 0.978 −0.001 −0.1%
1999 0.979 +0.003 +0.31%
1998 0.976 +0 +0%
1997 0.976 −0.005 −0.51%
1996 0.981 +0 +0%
1995 0.981 +0.001 +0.1%
1994 0.98 −0.001 −0.1%
1993 0.981 −0.003 −0.3%
1992 0.984 +0 +0%
1991 0.984 +0 +0%
1990 0.984 — —

Northern America, 2023

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

US United States 1.009 CA Canada 0.991
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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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