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Gender development index — Iceland

Gender development index in Iceland in 2023 — 0.983 ratio. Ranked 72 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.3%.

2023 0.983 ratio −0.51% vs 2022
World rank 72of 184
Period maximum 0.988 ratio2019
Period minimum 0.952 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Iceland, 1990–20230.950.960.970.980.991990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.952 ratio1991: 0.971 ratio1992: 0.972 ratio1993: 0.968 ratio1994: 0.973 ratio1995: 0.973 ratio1996: 0.977 ratio1997: 0.982 ratio1998: 0.976 ratio1999: 0.981 ratio2000: 0.981 ratio2001: 0.986 ratio2002: 0.981 ratio2003: 0.971 ratio2004: 0.969 ratio2005: 0.967 ratio2006: 0.966 ratio2007: 0.971 ratio2008: 0.968 ratio2009: 0.973 ratio2010: 0.973 ratio2011: 0.967 ratio2012: 0.961 ratio2013: 0.961 ratio2014: 0.965 ratio2015: 0.965 ratio2016: 0.974 ratio2017: 0.978 ratio2018: 0.982 ratio2019: 0.988 ratio2020: 0.983 ratio2021: 0.975 ratio2022: 0.988 ratio2023: 0.983 ratio
Change over the period: +0.031 (+3.26%) Average annual rate: 0.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iceland 0.983 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Northern Europe computed 0.986 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.983 −0.005 −0.51%
2022 0.988 +0.013 +1.33%
2021 0.975 −0.008 −0.81%
2020 0.983 −0.005 −0.51%
2019 0.988 +0.006 +0.61%
2018 0.982 +0.004 +0.41%
2017 0.978 +0.004 +0.41%
2016 0.974 +0.009 +0.93%
2015 0.965 +0 +0%
2014 0.965 +0.004 +0.42%
2013 0.961 +0 +0%
2012 0.961 −0.006 −0.62%
2011 0.967 −0.006 −0.62%
2010 0.973 +0 +0%
2009 0.973 +0.005 +0.52%
2008 0.968 −0.003 −0.31%
2007 0.971 +0.005 +0.52%
2006 0.966 −0.001 −0.1%
2005 0.967 −0.002 −0.21%
2004 0.969 −0.002 −0.21%
2003 0.971 −0.01 −1.02%
2002 0.981 −0.005 −0.51%
2001 0.986 +0.005 +0.51%
2000 0.981 +0 +0%
1999 0.981 +0.005 +0.51%
1998 0.976 −0.006 −0.61%
1997 0.982 +0.005 +0.51%
1996 0.977 +0.004 +0.41%
1995 0.973 +0 +0%
1994 0.973 +0.005 +0.52%
1993 0.968 −0.004 −0.41%
1992 0.972 +0.001 +0.1%
1991 0.971 +0.019 +2%
1990 0.952 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

LV Latvia 1.026 EE Estonia 1.023 LT Lithuania 1.022 IE Ireland 1.001 NO Norway 0.995 FI Finland 0.992 DK Denmark 0.99 SE Sweden 0.988 IS Iceland 0.983 GB United Kingdom 0.979
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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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