Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Gambia

Gender development index in the Gambia in 2023 — 0.959 ratio. Ranked 106 in the world out of 184. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 11.4%.

2023 0.959 ratio +1.48% vs 2022
World rank 106of 184
Period maximum 0.959 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.861 ratio2010

Trend over time

2010–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Gambia, 2010–20230.850.8750.90.9250.950.975201020122014201620182020202220232010: 0.861 ratio2011: 0.863 ratio2012: 0.867 ratio2013: 0.876 ratio2014: 0.885 ratio2015: 0.895 ratio2016: 0.905 ratio2017: 0.915 ratio2018: 0.944 ratio2019: 0.932 ratio2020: 0.941 ratio2021: 0.942 ratio2022: 0.945 ratio2023: 0.959 ratio
Change over the period: +0.098 (+11.38%) Average annual rate: 0.83 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Gambia 0.959 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.9 ratio
Western Africa computed 0.886 ratio
Low-income countries computed 0.836 ratio
Gender development index — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.959 +0.014 +1.48%
2022 0.945 +0.003 +0.32%
2021 0.942 +0.001 +0.11%
2020 0.941 +0.009 +0.97%
2019 0.932 −0.012 −1.27%
2018 0.944 +0.029 +3.17%
2017 0.915 +0.01 +1.1%
2016 0.905 +0.01 +1.12%
2015 0.895 +0.01 +1.13%
2014 0.885 +0.009 +1.03%
2013 0.876 +0.009 +1.04%
2012 0.867 +0.004 +0.46%
2011 0.863 +0.002 +0.23%
2010 0.861

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.