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Gender development index — Japan

Gender development index in Japan in 2023 — 0.97 ratio. Ranked 94 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.9%.

2023 0.97 ratio +0% vs 2022
World rank 94of 184
Period maximum 0.97 ratio2022
Period minimum 0.944 ratio1993

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Japan, 1990–20230.940.950.960.971990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.952 ratio1991: 0.953 ratio1992: 0.955 ratio1993: 0.944 ratio1994: 0.946 ratio1995: 0.946 ratio1996: 0.947 ratio1997: 0.948 ratio1998: 0.95 ratio1999: 0.958 ratio2000: 0.959 ratio2001: 0.96 ratio2002: 0.96 ratio2003: 0.96 ratio2004: 0.961 ratio2005: 0.961 ratio2006: 0.961 ratio2007: 0.961 ratio2008: 0.961 ratio2009: 0.958 ratio2010: 0.957 ratio2011: 0.957 ratio2012: 0.958 ratio2013: 0.959 ratio2014: 0.96 ratio2015: 0.961 ratio2016: 0.962 ratio2017: 0.964 ratio2018: 0.965 ratio2019: 0.966 ratio2020: 0.965 ratio2021: 0.966 ratio2022: 0.97 ratio2023: 0.97 ratio
Change over the period: +0.018 (+1.89%) Average annual rate: 0.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Japan 0.97 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
East Asia & Pacific computed 0.972 ratio
Eastern Asia computed 0.975 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.97 +0 +0%
2022 0.97 +0.004 +0.41%
2021 0.966 +0.001 +0.1%
2020 0.965 −0.001 −0.1%
2019 0.966 +0.001 +0.1%
2018 0.965 +0.001 +0.1%
2017 0.964 +0.002 +0.21%
2016 0.962 +0.001 +0.1%
2015 0.961 +0.001 +0.1%
2014 0.96 +0.001 +0.1%
2013 0.959 +0.001 +0.1%
2012 0.958 +0.001 +0.1%
2011 0.957 +0 +0%
2010 0.957 −0.001 −0.1%
2009 0.958 −0.003 −0.31%
2008 0.961 +0 +0%
2007 0.961 +0 +0%
2006 0.961 +0 +0%
2005 0.961 +0 +0%
2004 0.961 +0.001 +0.1%
2003 0.96 +0 +0%
2002 0.96 +0 +0%
2001 0.96 +0.001 +0.1%
2000 0.959 +0.001 +0.1%
1999 0.958 +0.008 +0.84%
1998 0.95 +0.002 +0.21%
1997 0.948 +0.001 +0.11%
1996 0.947 +0.001 +0.11%
1995 0.946 +0 +0%
1994 0.946 +0.002 +0.21%
1993 0.944 −0.011 −1.15%
1992 0.955 +0.002 +0.21%
1991 0.953 +0.001 +0.11%
1990 0.952 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

MN Mongolia 1.03 CN China 0.976 HK Hong Kong 0.976 JP Japan 0.97 KR South Korea 0.959
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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