Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Iran

Gender development index in Iran in 2023 — 0.875 ratio. Ranked 164 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 19.7%.

2023 0.875 ratio −0.11% vs 2022
World rank 164of 184
Period maximum 0.884 ratio2007
Period minimum 0.731 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Iran, 1990–20230.70.750.80.850.91990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.731 ratio1991: 0.742 ratio1992: 0.75 ratio1993: 0.757 ratio1994: 0.763 ratio1995: 0.77 ratio1996: 0.783 ratio1997: 0.794 ratio1998: 0.807 ratio1999: 0.819 ratio2000: 0.83 ratio2001: 0.836 ratio2002: 0.845 ratio2003: 0.851 ratio2004: 0.869 ratio2005: 0.876 ratio2006: 0.882 ratio2007: 0.884 ratio2008: 0.875 ratio2009: 0.877 ratio2010: 0.88 ratio2011: 0.874 ratio2012: 0.878 ratio2013: 0.866 ratio2014: 0.865 ratio2015: 0.867 ratio2016: 0.879 ratio2017: 0.882 ratio2018: 0.884 ratio2019: 0.882 ratio2020: 0.873 ratio2021: 0.872 ratio2022: 0.876 ratio2023: 0.875 ratio
Change over the period: +0.144 (+19.7%) Average annual rate: 0.55 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 0.875 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.847 ratio
Southern Asia computed 0.87 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.875 −0.001 −0.11%
2022 0.876 +0.004 +0.46%
2021 0.872 −0.001 −0.11%
2020 0.873 −0.009 −1.02%
2019 0.882 −0.002 −0.23%
2018 0.884 +0.002 +0.23%
2017 0.882 +0.003 +0.34%
2016 0.879 +0.012 +1.38%
2015 0.867 +0.002 +0.23%
2014 0.865 −0.001 −0.12%
2013 0.866 −0.012 −1.37%
2012 0.878 +0.004 +0.46%
2011 0.874 −0.006 −0.68%
2010 0.88 +0.003 +0.34%
2009 0.877 +0.002 +0.23%
2008 0.875 −0.009 −1.02%
2007 0.884 +0.002 +0.23%
2006 0.882 +0.006 +0.68%
2005 0.876 +0.007 +0.81%
2004 0.869 +0.018 +2.12%
2003 0.851 +0.006 +0.71%
2002 0.845 +0.009 +1.08%
2001 0.836 +0.006 +0.72%
2000 0.83 +0.011 +1.34%
1999 0.819 +0.012 +1.49%
1998 0.807 +0.013 +1.64%
1997 0.794 +0.011 +1.4%
1996 0.783 +0.013 +1.69%
1995 0.77 +0.007 +0.92%
1994 0.763 +0.006 +0.79%
1993 0.757 +0.007 +0.93%
1992 0.75 +0.008 +1.08%
1991 0.742 +0.011 +1.5%
1990 0.731

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.