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Gender development index — Denmark

Gender development index in Denmark in 2023 — 0.99 ratio. Ranked 57 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.2%.

2023 0.99 ratio −0.1% vs 2022
World rank 57of 184
Period maximum 0.997 ratio2009
Period minimum 0.974 ratio2014

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Denmark, 1990–20230.970.980.9911990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.978 ratio1991: 0.978 ratio1992: 0.98 ratio1993: 0.977 ratio1994: 0.977 ratio1995: 0.975 ratio1996: 0.979 ratio1997: 0.98 ratio1998: 0.985 ratio1999: 0.985 ratio2000: 0.986 ratio2001: 0.986 ratio2002: 0.987 ratio2003: 0.989 ratio2004: 0.992 ratio2005: 0.991 ratio2006: 0.992 ratio2007: 0.993 ratio2008: 0.993 ratio2009: 0.997 ratio2010: 0.994 ratio2011: 0.985 ratio2012: 0.982 ratio2013: 0.983 ratio2014: 0.974 ratio2015: 0.98 ratio2016: 0.982 ratio2017: 0.983 ratio2018: 0.984 ratio2019: 0.985 ratio2020: 0.985 ratio2021: 0.989 ratio2022: 0.991 ratio2023: 0.99 ratio
Change over the period: +0.012 (+1.23%) Average annual rate: 0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Denmark 0.99 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Northern Europe computed 0.986 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.99 −0.001 −0.1%
2022 0.991 +0.002 +0.2%
2021 0.989 +0.004 +0.41%
2020 0.985 +0 +0%
2019 0.985 +0.001 +0.1%
2018 0.984 +0.001 +0.1%
2017 0.983 +0.001 +0.1%
2016 0.982 +0.002 +0.2%
2015 0.98 +0.006 +0.62%
2014 0.974 −0.009 −0.92%
2013 0.983 +0.001 +0.1%
2012 0.982 −0.003 −0.3%
2011 0.985 −0.009 −0.91%
2010 0.994 −0.003 −0.3%
2009 0.997 +0.004 +0.4%
2008 0.993 +0 +0%
2007 0.993 +0.001 +0.1%
2006 0.992 +0.001 +0.1%
2005 0.991 −0.001 −0.1%
2004 0.992 +0.003 +0.3%
2003 0.989 +0.002 +0.2%
2002 0.987 +0.001 +0.1%
2001 0.986 +0 +0%
2000 0.986 +0.001 +0.1%
1999 0.985 +0 +0%
1998 0.985 +0.005 +0.51%
1997 0.98 +0.001 +0.1%
1996 0.979 +0.004 +0.41%
1995 0.975 −0.002 −0.2%
1994 0.977 +0 +0%
1993 0.977 −0.003 −0.31%
1992 0.98 +0.002 +0.2%
1991 0.978 +0 +0%
1990 0.978 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

LV Latvia 1.026 EE Estonia 1.023 LT Lithuania 1.022 IE Ireland 1.001 NO Norway 0.995 FI Finland 0.992 DK Denmark 0.99 SE Sweden 0.988 IS Iceland 0.983 GB United Kingdom 0.979
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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