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Gender development index — Gabon

Gender development index in Gabon in 2023 — 0.994 ratio. Ranked 43 in the world out of 184. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 2.1%.

2023 0.994 ratio +0.4% vs 2022
World rank 43of 184
Period maximum 0.994 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.974 ratio1995

Trend over time

1995–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Gabon, 1995–20230.970.980.99119951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.974 ratio1996: 0.974 ratio1997: 0.974 ratio1998: 0.975 ratio1999: 0.975 ratio2000: 0.974 ratio2001: 0.976 ratio2002: 0.978 ratio2003: 0.978 ratio2004: 0.979 ratio2005: 0.982 ratio2006: 0.98 ratio2007: 0.981 ratio2008: 0.981 ratio2009: 0.983 ratio2010: 0.993 ratio2011: 0.982 ratio2012: 0.981 ratio2013: 0.984 ratio2014: 0.986 ratio2015: 0.987 ratio2016: 0.989 ratio2017: 0.992 ratio2018: 0.989 ratio2019: 0.989 ratio2020: 0.99 ratio2021: 0.986 ratio2022: 0.99 ratio2023: 0.994 ratio
Change over the period: +0.02 (+2.05%) Average annual rate: 0.07 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Gabon 0.994 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.9 ratio
Middle Africa computed 0.884 ratio
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.971 ratio
Gender development index — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.994 +0.004 +0.4%
2022 0.99 +0.004 +0.41%
2021 0.986 −0.004 −0.4%
2020 0.99 +0.001 +0.1%
2019 0.989 +0 +0%
2018 0.989 −0.003 −0.3%
2017 0.992 +0.003 +0.3%
2016 0.989 +0.002 +0.2%
2015 0.987 +0.001 +0.1%
2014 0.986 +0.002 +0.2%
2013 0.984 +0.003 +0.31%
2012 0.981 −0.001 −0.1%
2011 0.982 −0.011 −1.11%
2010 0.993 +0.01 +1.02%
2009 0.983 +0.002 +0.2%
2008 0.981 +0 +0%
2007 0.981 +0.001 +0.1%
2006 0.98 −0.002 −0.2%
2005 0.982 +0.003 +0.31%
2004 0.979 +0.001 +0.1%
2003 0.978 +0 +0%
2002 0.978 +0.002 +0.2%
2001 0.976 +0.002 +0.21%
2000 0.974 −0.001 −0.1%
1999 0.975 +0 +0%
1998 0.975 +0.001 +0.1%
1997 0.974 +0 +0%
1996 0.974 +0 +0%
1995 0.974 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

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

GA Gabon 0.994 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.98 CG Republic of the Congo 0.924 AO Angola 0.906 CM Cameroon 0.898 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.886 TD Chad 0.787
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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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