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Gender development index — Germany

Gender development index in Germany in 2023 — 0.975 ratio. Ranked 86 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.5%.

2023 0.975 ratio +0.31% vs 2022
World rank 86of 184
Period maximum 0.975 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.924 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Germany, 1990–20230.920.940.960.981990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.924 ratio1991: 0.937 ratio1992: 0.946 ratio1993: 0.944 ratio1994: 0.945 ratio1995: 0.946 ratio1996: 0.946 ratio1997: 0.946 ratio1998: 0.945 ratio1999: 0.945 ratio2000: 0.944 ratio2001: 0.948 ratio2002: 0.951 ratio2003: 0.955 ratio2004: 0.958 ratio2005: 0.946 ratio2006: 0.947 ratio2007: 0.95 ratio2008: 0.947 ratio2009: 0.949 ratio2010: 0.949 ratio2011: 0.953 ratio2012: 0.953 ratio2013: 0.954 ratio2014: 0.956 ratio2015: 0.958 ratio2016: 0.963 ratio2017: 0.965 ratio2018: 0.966 ratio2019: 0.967 ratio2020: 0.965 ratio2021: 0.971 ratio2022: 0.972 ratio2023: 0.975 ratio
Change over the period: +0.051 (+5.52%) Average annual rate: 0.16 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Germany 0.975 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Western Europe computed 0.982 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.975 +0.003 +0.31%
2022 0.972 +0.001 +0.1%
2021 0.971 +0.006 +0.62%
2020 0.965 −0.002 −0.21%
2019 0.967 +0.001 +0.1%
2018 0.966 +0.001 +0.1%
2017 0.965 +0.002 +0.21%
2016 0.963 +0.005 +0.52%
2015 0.958 +0.002 +0.21%
2014 0.956 +0.002 +0.21%
2013 0.954 +0.001 +0.1%
2012 0.953 +0 +0%
2011 0.953 +0.004 +0.42%
2010 0.949 +0 +0%
2009 0.949 +0.002 +0.21%
2008 0.947 −0.003 −0.32%
2007 0.95 +0.003 +0.32%
2006 0.947 +0.001 +0.11%
2005 0.946 −0.012 −1.25%
2004 0.958 +0.003 +0.31%
2003 0.955 +0.004 +0.42%
2002 0.951 +0.003 +0.32%
2001 0.948 +0.004 +0.42%
2000 0.944 −0.001 −0.11%
1999 0.945 +0 +0%
1998 0.945 −0.001 −0.11%
1997 0.946 +0 +0%
1996 0.946 +0 +0%
1995 0.946 +0.001 +0.11%
1994 0.945 +0.001 +0.11%
1993 0.944 −0.002 −0.21%
1992 0.946 +0.009 +0.96%
1991 0.937 +0.013 +1.41%
1990 0.924 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

LU Luxembourg 0.996 FR France 0.993 AT Austria 0.985 BE Belgium 0.979 CH Switzerland 0.977 DE Germany 0.975 NL Netherlands 0.971 LI Liechtenstein 0.964
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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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