Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — East Asia & Pacific

Gender development index in East Asia & Pacific in 2023 — 0.972 ratio. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 1.6%.

2023 0.972 ratio +0% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.972 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.952 ratio2011

Trend over time

2010–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — East Asia & Pacific, 2010–20230.950.960.970.98201020122014201620182020202220232010: 0.958 ratio2011: 0.952 ratio2012: 0.954 ratio2013: 0.953 ratio2014: 0.954 ratio2015: 0.955 ratio2016: 0.956 ratio2017: 0.957 ratio2018: 0.957 ratio2019: 0.964 ratio2020: 0.971 ratio2021: 0.971 ratio2022: 0.972 ratio2023: 0.972 ratio
Change over the period: +0.015 (+1.56%) Average annual rate: 0.12 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 0.972 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Gender development index — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.972 +0 +0%
2022 0.972 +0.001 +0.12%
2021 0.971 +0.001 +0.07%
2020 0.971 +0.006 +0.65%
2019 0.964 +0.007 +0.72%
2018 0.957 −0 −0%
2017 0.957 +0.001 +0.11%
2016 0.956 +0.001 +0.14%
2015 0.955 +0.001 +0.12%
2014 0.954 +0.001 +0.07%
2013 0.953 −0.001 −0.07%
2012 0.954 +0.002 +0.16%
2011 0.952 −0.005 −0.54%
2010 0.958

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.