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Gender development index — China

Gender development index in China in 2023 — 0.976 ratio. Ranked 82 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 14.4%.

2023 0.976 ratio +0.1% vs 2022
World rank 82of 184
Period maximum 0.976 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.853 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — China, 1990–20230.850.90.9511990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.853 ratio1991: 0.869 ratio1992: 0.903 ratio1993: 0.908 ratio1994: 0.912 ratio1995: 0.916 ratio1996: 0.92 ratio1997: 0.922 ratio1998: 0.925 ratio1999: 0.915 ratio2000: 0.917 ratio2001: 0.92 ratio2002: 0.926 ratio2003: 0.932 ratio2004: 0.937 ratio2005: 0.948 ratio2006: 0.949 ratio2007: 0.951 ratio2008: 0.954 ratio2009: 0.957 ratio2010: 0.961 ratio2011: 0.951 ratio2012: 0.951 ratio2013: 0.95 ratio2014: 0.95 ratio2015: 0.95 ratio2016: 0.951 ratio2017: 0.952 ratio2018: 0.951 ratio2019: 0.961 ratio2020: 0.971 ratio2021: 0.973 ratio2022: 0.975 ratio2023: 0.976 ratio
Change over the period: +0.123 (+14.42%) Average annual rate: 0.41 %

Comparison, 2023

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

China 0.976 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
East Asia & Pacific computed 0.972 ratio
Eastern Asia computed 0.975 ratio
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.971 ratio
Gender development index — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.976 +0.001 +0.1%
2022 0.975 +0.002 +0.21%
2021 0.973 +0.002 +0.21%
2020 0.971 +0.01 +1.04%
2019 0.961 +0.01 +1.05%
2018 0.951 −0.001 −0.11%
2017 0.952 +0.001 +0.11%
2016 0.951 +0.001 +0.11%
2015 0.95 +0 +0%
2014 0.95 +0 +0%
2013 0.95 −0.001 −0.11%
2012 0.951 +0 +0%
2011 0.951 −0.01 −1.04%
2010 0.961 +0.004 +0.42%
2009 0.957 +0.003 +0.31%
2008 0.954 +0.003 +0.32%
2007 0.951 +0.002 +0.21%
2006 0.949 +0.001 +0.11%
2005 0.948 +0.011 +1.17%
2004 0.937 +0.005 +0.54%
2003 0.932 +0.006 +0.65%
2002 0.926 +0.006 +0.65%
2001 0.92 +0.003 +0.33%
2000 0.917 +0.002 +0.22%
1999 0.915 −0.01 −1.08%
1998 0.925 +0.003 +0.33%
1997 0.922 +0.002 +0.22%
1996 0.92 +0.004 +0.44%
1995 0.916 +0.004 +0.44%
1994 0.912 +0.004 +0.44%
1993 0.908 +0.005 +0.55%
1992 0.903 +0.034 +3.91%
1991 0.869 +0.016 +1.88%
1990 0.853 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

MN Mongolia 1.03 CN China 0.976 HK Hong Kong 0.976 JP Japan 0.97 KR South Korea 0.959
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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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