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Gender development index — Ireland

Gender development index in Ireland in 2023 — 1.001 ratio. Ranked 29 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.4%.

2023 1.001 ratio +0.5% vs 2022
World rank 29of 184
Period maximum 1.001 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.95 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Ireland, 1990–20230.940.960.9811.021990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.95 ratio1991: 0.953 ratio1992: 0.957 ratio1993: 0.958 ratio1994: 0.961 ratio1995: 0.964 ratio1996: 0.969 ratio1997: 0.971 ratio1998: 0.976 ratio1999: 0.978 ratio2000: 0.979 ratio2001: 0.982 ratio2002: 0.985 ratio2003: 0.984 ratio2004: 0.968 ratio2005: 0.972 ratio2006: 0.972 ratio2007: 0.969 ratio2008: 0.97 ratio2009: 0.972 ratio2010: 0.972 ratio2011: 0.97 ratio2012: 0.972 ratio2013: 0.97 ratio2014: 0.969 ratio2015: 0.973 ratio2016: 0.978 ratio2017: 0.98 ratio2018: 0.982 ratio2019: 0.987 ratio2020: 0.986 ratio2021: 0.991 ratio2022: 0.996 ratio2023: 1.001 ratio
Change over the period: +0.051 (+5.37%) Average annual rate: 0.16 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ireland 1.001 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 — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 1.001 +0.005 +0.5%
2022 0.996 +0.005 +0.5%
2021 0.991 +0.005 +0.51%
2020 0.986 −0.001 −0.1%
2019 0.987 +0.005 +0.51%
2018 0.982 +0.002 +0.2%
2017 0.98 +0.002 +0.2%
2016 0.978 +0.005 +0.51%
2015 0.973 +0.004 +0.41%
2014 0.969 −0.001 −0.1%
2013 0.97 −0.002 −0.21%
2012 0.972 +0.002 +0.21%
2011 0.97 −0.002 −0.21%
2010 0.972 +0 +0%
2009 0.972 +0.002 +0.21%
2008 0.97 +0.001 +0.1%
2007 0.969 −0.003 −0.31%
2006 0.972 +0 +0%
2005 0.972 +0.004 +0.41%
2004 0.968 −0.016 −1.63%
2003 0.984 −0.001 −0.1%
2002 0.985 +0.003 +0.31%
2001 0.982 +0.003 +0.31%
2000 0.979 +0.001 +0.1%
1999 0.978 +0.002 +0.2%
1998 0.976 +0.005 +0.51%
1997 0.971 +0.002 +0.21%
1996 0.969 +0.005 +0.52%
1995 0.964 +0.003 +0.31%
1994 0.961 +0.003 +0.31%
1993 0.958 +0.001 +0.1%
1992 0.957 +0.004 +0.42%
1991 0.953 +0.003 +0.32%
1990 0.95 — —

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
Full table for all countries

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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