Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — El Salvador

Gender development index in El Salvador in 2023 — 0.983 ratio. Ranked 72 in the world out of 184. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 4.6%.

2023 0.983 ratio +0.72% vs 2022
World rank 72of 184
Period maximum 1.013 ratio2020
Period minimum 0.93 ratio2001

Trend over time

1995–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — El Salvador, 1995–20230.9250.950.97511.02519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.94 ratio1996: 0.937 ratio1997: 0.932 ratio1998: 0.938 ratio1999: 0.94 ratio2000: 0.935 ratio2001: 0.93 ratio2002: 0.931 ratio2003: 0.936 ratio2004: 0.939 ratio2005: 0.94 ratio2006: 0.952 ratio2007: 0.966 ratio2008: 0.956 ratio2009: 0.957 ratio2010: 0.978 ratio2011: 0.973 ratio2012: 0.971 ratio2013: 0.982 ratio2014: 0.984 ratio2015: 0.983 ratio2016: 0.985 ratio2017: 0.984 ratio2018: 0.982 ratio2019: 0.979 ratio2020: 1.013 ratio2021: 0.972 ratio2022: 0.976 ratio2023: 0.983 ratio
Change over the period: +0.043 (+4.57%) Average annual rate: 0.16 %

Comparison, 2023

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

El Salvador 0.983 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.986 ratio
Central America computed 0.971 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.983 +0.007 +0.72%
2022 0.976 +0.004 +0.41%
2021 0.972 −0.041 −4.05%
2020 1.013 +0.034 +3.47%
2019 0.979 −0.003 −0.31%
2018 0.982 −0.002 −0.2%
2017 0.984 −0.001 −0.1%
2016 0.985 +0.002 +0.2%
2015 0.983 −0.001 −0.1%
2014 0.984 +0.002 +0.2%
2013 0.982 +0.011 +1.13%
2012 0.971 −0.002 −0.21%
2011 0.973 −0.005 −0.51%
2010 0.978 +0.021 +2.19%
2009 0.957 +0.001 +0.1%
2008 0.956 −0.01 −1.04%
2007 0.966 +0.014 +1.47%
2006 0.952 +0.012 +1.28%
2005 0.94 +0.001 +0.11%
2004 0.939 +0.003 +0.32%
2003 0.936 +0.005 +0.54%
2002 0.931 +0.001 +0.11%
2001 0.93 −0.005 −0.53%
2000 0.935 −0.005 −0.53%
1999 0.94 +0.002 +0.21%
1998 0.938 +0.006 +0.64%
1997 0.932 −0.005 −0.53%
1996 0.937 −0.003 −0.32%
1995 0.94

Central America, 2023

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

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.