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Gender development index — Iraq

Gender development index in Iraq in 2023 — 0.793 ratio. Ranked 179 in the world out of 184. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 18.9%.

2023 0.793 ratio −0.25% vs 2022
World rank 179of 184
Period maximum 0.822 ratio2016
Period minimum 0.667 ratio1995

Trend over time

1995–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Iraq, 1995–20230.650.70.750.80.8519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.667 ratio1996: 0.687 ratio1997: 0.696 ratio1998: 0.712 ratio1999: 0.721 ratio2000: 0.724 ratio2001: 0.729 ratio2002: 0.73 ratio2003: 0.731 ratio2004: 0.756 ratio2005: 0.763 ratio2006: 0.782 ratio2007: 0.788 ratio2008: 0.777 ratio2009: 0.769 ratio2010: 0.778 ratio2011: 0.782 ratio2012: 0.786 ratio2013: 0.793 ratio2014: 0.796 ratio2015: 0.802 ratio2016: 0.822 ratio2017: 0.794 ratio2018: 0.789 ratio2019: 0.793 ratio2020: 0.799 ratio2021: 0.789 ratio2022: 0.795 ratio2023: 0.793 ratio
Change over the period: +0.126 (+18.89%) Average annual rate: 0.62 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 0.793 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.847 ratio
Western Asia computed 0.841 ratio
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.971 ratio
Gender development index — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.793 −0.002 −0.25%
2022 0.795 +0.006 +0.76%
2021 0.789 −0.01 −1.25%
2020 0.799 +0.006 +0.76%
2019 0.793 +0.004 +0.51%
2018 0.789 −0.005 −0.63%
2017 0.794 −0.028 −3.41%
2016 0.822 +0.02 +2.49%
2015 0.802 +0.006 +0.75%
2014 0.796 +0.003 +0.38%
2013 0.793 +0.007 +0.89%
2012 0.786 +0.004 +0.51%
2011 0.782 +0.004 +0.51%
2010 0.778 +0.009 +1.17%
2009 0.769 −0.008 −1.03%
2008 0.777 −0.011 −1.4%
2007 0.788 +0.006 +0.77%
2006 0.782 +0.019 +2.49%
2005 0.763 +0.007 +0.93%
2004 0.756 +0.025 +3.42%
2003 0.731 +0.001 +0.14%
2002 0.73 +0.001 +0.14%
2001 0.729 +0.005 +0.69%
2000 0.724 +0.003 +0.42%
1999 0.721 +0.009 +1.26%
1998 0.712 +0.016 +2.3%
1997 0.696 +0.009 +1.31%
1996 0.687 +0.02 +3%
1995 0.667 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

QA Qatar 1.036 KW Kuwait 1.011 GE Georgia 1.009 AM Armenia 1.006 CY Cyprus 0.996 IL Israel 0.994 LB Lebanon 0.992 AZ Azerbaijan 0.983 BH Bahrain 0.957 AE United Arab Emirates 0.957 OM Oman 0.945 PS Palestine 0.945 TR Türkiye 0.938 SA Saudi Arabia 0.931 JO Jordan 0.861 IQ Iraq 0.793 SY Syria 0.787 YE Yemen 0.407
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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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