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Gender development index — Ethiopia

Gender development index in Ethiopia in 2023 — 0.886 ratio. Ranked 159 in the world out of 184. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 22%.

2023 0.886 ratio +0.11% vs 2022
World rank 159of 184
Period maximum 0.886 ratio2020
Period minimum 0.726 ratio2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Ethiopia, 2000–20230.70.750.80.850.92000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.726 ratio2001: 0.74 ratio2002: 0.75 ratio2003: 0.753 ratio2004: 0.774 ratio2005: 0.779 ratio2006: 0.812 ratio2007: 0.828 ratio2008: 0.839 ratio2009: 0.847 ratio2010: 0.855 ratio2011: 0.858 ratio2012: 0.864 ratio2013: 0.853 ratio2014: 0.868 ratio2015: 0.869 ratio2016: 0.87 ratio2017: 0.874 ratio2018: 0.878 ratio2019: 0.882 ratio2020: 0.886 ratio2021: 0.881 ratio2022: 0.885 ratio2023: 0.886 ratio
Change over the period: +0.16 (+22.04%) Average annual rate: 0.87 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ethiopia 0.886 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.9 ratio
Eastern Africa computed 0.915 ratio
Low-income countries computed 0.836 ratio
Gender development index — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.886 +0.001 +0.11%
2022 0.885 +0.004 +0.45%
2021 0.881 −0.005 −0.56%
2020 0.886 +0.004 +0.45%
2019 0.882 +0.004 +0.46%
2018 0.878 +0.004 +0.46%
2017 0.874 +0.004 +0.46%
2016 0.87 +0.001 +0.12%
2015 0.869 +0.001 +0.12%
2014 0.868 +0.015 +1.76%
2013 0.853 −0.011 −1.27%
2012 0.864 +0.006 +0.7%
2011 0.858 +0.003 +0.35%
2010 0.855 +0.008 +0.94%
2009 0.847 +0.008 +0.95%
2008 0.839 +0.011 +1.33%
2007 0.828 +0.016 +1.97%
2006 0.812 +0.033 +4.24%
2005 0.779 +0.005 +0.65%
2004 0.774 +0.021 +2.79%
2003 0.753 +0.003 +0.4%
2002 0.75 +0.01 +1.35%
2001 0.74 +0.014 +1.93%
2000 0.726 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

SC Seychelles 1.004 MU Mauritius 0.971 TZ Tanzania 0.951 ZM Zambia 0.949 KE Kenya 0.944 ZW Zimbabwe 0.944 MG Madagascar 0.934 BI Burundi 0.932 KM Comoros 0.929 MW Malawi 0.925 RW Rwanda 0.922 MZ Mozambique 0.92 UG Uganda 0.908 ET Ethiopia 0.886 DJ Djibouti 0.814 SO Somalia 0.793
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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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