Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Europe & Central Asia

Gender development index in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 0.988 ratio. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 3.1%.

2023 0.988 ratio +0.1% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.988 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.958 ratio1997

Trend over time

1996–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Europe & Central Asia, 1996–20230.950.960.970.980.9919961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.958 ratio1997: 0.958 ratio1998: 0.96 ratio1999: 0.958 ratio2000: 0.959 ratio2001: 0.961 ratio2002: 0.961 ratio2003: 0.977 ratio2004: 0.979 ratio2005: 0.978 ratio2006: 0.979 ratio2007: 0.978 ratio2008: 0.979 ratio2009: 0.979 ratio2010: 0.982 ratio2011: 0.982 ratio2012: 0.981 ratio2013: 0.981 ratio2014: 0.981 ratio2015: 0.981 ratio2016: 0.982 ratio2017: 0.981 ratio2018: 0.983 ratio2019: 0.982 ratio2020: 0.983 ratio2021: 0.982 ratio2022: 0.987 ratio2023: 0.988 ratio
Change over the period: +0.029 (+3.08%) Average annual rate: 0.11 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 0.988 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Gender development index — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.988 +0.001 +0.1%
2022 0.987 +0.004 +0.42%
2021 0.982 −0 −0.04%
2020 0.983 +0 +0.05%
2019 0.982 −0.001 −0.08%
2018 0.983 +0.002 +0.22%
2017 0.981 −0.001 −0.09%
2016 0.982 +0.001 +0.09%
2015 0.981 −0 −0.04%
2014 0.981 +0 +0.02%
2013 0.981 +0 +0%
2012 0.981 −0 −0.04%
2011 0.982 −0 −0.02%
2010 0.982 +0.003 +0.26%
2009 0.979 +0 +0.01%
2008 0.979 +0.001 +0.07%
2007 0.978 −0 −0.03%
2006 0.979 +0.001 +0.06%
2005 0.978 −0.001 −0.12%
2004 0.979 +0.002 +0.2%
2003 0.977 +0.016 +1.65%
2002 0.961 +0 +0.04%
2001 0.961 +0.002 +0.18%
2000 0.959 +0.001 +0.12%
1999 0.958 −0.001 −0.15%
1998 0.96 +0.002 +0.18%
1997 0.958 −0 −0.02%
1996 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.