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Gender development index — Italy

Gender development index in Italy in 2023 — 0.975 ratio. Ranked 86 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.4%.

2023 0.975 ratio +0% vs 2022
World rank 86of 184
Period maximum 0.975 ratio2020
Period minimum 0.943 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Italy, 1990–20230.940.950.960.970.981990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.943 ratio1991: 0.944 ratio1992: 0.944 ratio1993: 0.946 ratio1994: 0.95 ratio1995: 0.949 ratio1996: 0.951 ratio1997: 0.953 ratio1998: 0.957 ratio1999: 0.957 ratio2000: 0.955 ratio2001: 0.959 ratio2002: 0.957 ratio2003: 0.958 ratio2004: 0.963 ratio2005: 0.963 ratio2006: 0.965 ratio2007: 0.966 ratio2008: 0.969 ratio2009: 0.969 ratio2010: 0.969 ratio2011: 0.97 ratio2012: 0.971 ratio2013: 0.969 ratio2014: 0.969 ratio2015: 0.968 ratio2016: 0.97 ratio2017: 0.969 ratio2018: 0.969 ratio2019: 0.971 ratio2020: 0.975 ratio2021: 0.972 ratio2022: 0.975 ratio2023: 0.975 ratio
Change over the period: +0.032 (+3.39%) Average annual rate: 0.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Italy 0.975 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Southern Europe computed 0.981 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.975 +0 +0%
2022 0.975 +0.003 +0.31%
2021 0.972 −0.003 −0.31%
2020 0.975 +0.004 +0.41%
2019 0.971 +0.002 +0.21%
2018 0.969 +0 +0%
2017 0.969 −0.001 −0.1%
2016 0.97 +0.002 +0.21%
2015 0.968 −0.001 −0.1%
2014 0.969 +0 +0%
2013 0.969 −0.002 −0.21%
2012 0.971 +0.001 +0.1%
2011 0.97 +0.001 +0.1%
2010 0.969 +0 +0%
2009 0.969 +0 +0%
2008 0.969 +0.003 +0.31%
2007 0.966 +0.001 +0.1%
2006 0.965 +0.002 +0.21%
2005 0.963 +0 +0%
2004 0.963 +0.005 +0.52%
2003 0.958 +0.001 +0.1%
2002 0.957 −0.002 −0.21%
2001 0.959 +0.004 +0.42%
2000 0.955 −0.002 −0.21%
1999 0.957 +0 +0%
1998 0.957 +0.004 +0.42%
1997 0.953 +0.002 +0.21%
1996 0.951 +0.002 +0.21%
1995 0.949 −0.001 −0.11%
1994 0.95 +0.004 +0.42%
1993 0.946 +0.002 +0.21%
1992 0.944 +0 +0%
1991 0.944 +0.001 +0.11%
1990 0.943 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

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

PT Portugal 1 HR Croatia 0.999 SI Slovenia 0.997 SM San Marino 0.991 ES Spain 0.989 RS Serbia 0.987 ME Montenegro 0.984 MT Malta 0.977 IT Italy 0.975 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.967 AL Albania 0.963 GR Greece 0.963 MK North Macedonia 0.955
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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