Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — India

Gender development index in India in 2023 — 0.874 ratio. Ranked 165 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 20.1%.

2023 0.874 ratio +2.1% vs 2022
World rank 165of 184
Period maximum 0.874 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.723 ratio1993

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — India, 1990–20230.70.750.80.850.91990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.728 ratio1991: 0.727 ratio1992: 0.726 ratio1993: 0.723 ratio1994: 0.723 ratio1995: 0.724 ratio1996: 0.732 ratio1997: 0.74 ratio1998: 0.747 ratio1999: 0.755 ratio2000: 0.764 ratio2001: 0.786 ratio2002: 0.787 ratio2003: 0.803 ratio2004: 0.803 ratio2005: 0.799 ratio2006: 0.806 ratio2007: 0.808 ratio2008: 0.812 ratio2009: 0.816 ratio2010: 0.819 ratio2011: 0.828 ratio2012: 0.826 ratio2013: 0.838 ratio2014: 0.838 ratio2015: 0.837 ratio2016: 0.84 ratio2017: 0.84 ratio2018: 0.824 ratio2019: 0.836 ratio2020: 0.843 ratio2021: 0.846 ratio2022: 0.856 ratio2023: 0.874 ratio
Change over the period: +0.146 (+20.05%) Average annual rate: 0.56 %

Comparison, 2023

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

India 0.874 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
South Asia computed 0.869 ratio
Southern Asia computed 0.87 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.874 +0.018 +2.1%
2022 0.856 +0.01 +1.18%
2021 0.846 +0.003 +0.36%
2020 0.843 +0.007 +0.84%
2019 0.836 +0.012 +1.46%
2018 0.824 −0.016 −1.9%
2017 0.84 +0 +0%
2016 0.84 +0.003 +0.36%
2015 0.837 −0.001 −0.12%
2014 0.838 +0 +0%
2013 0.838 +0.012 +1.45%
2012 0.826 −0.002 −0.24%
2011 0.828 +0.009 +1.1%
2010 0.819 +0.003 +0.37%
2009 0.816 +0.004 +0.49%
2008 0.812 +0.004 +0.5%
2007 0.808 +0.002 +0.25%
2006 0.806 +0.007 +0.88%
2005 0.799 −0.004 −0.5%
2004 0.803 +0 +0%
2003 0.803 +0.016 +2.03%
2002 0.787 +0.001 +0.13%
2001 0.786 +0.022 +2.88%
2000 0.764 +0.009 +1.19%
1999 0.755 +0.008 +1.07%
1998 0.747 +0.007 +0.95%
1997 0.74 +0.008 +1.09%
1996 0.732 +0.008 +1.1%
1995 0.724 +0.001 +0.14%
1994 0.723 +0 +0%
1993 0.723 −0.003 −0.41%
1992 0.726 −0.001 −0.14%
1991 0.727 −0.001 −0.14%
1990 0.728

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.