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Gender development index — Kuwait

Gender development index in Kuwait in 2023 — 1.011 ratio. Ranked 18 in the world out of 184. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 5.8%.

2023 1.011 ratio −1.08% vs 2022
World rank 18of 184
Period maximum 1.022 ratio2022
Period minimum 0.955 ratio1996

Trend over time

1995–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Kuwait, 1995–20230.940.960.9811.021.0419951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.956 ratio1996: 0.955 ratio1997: 0.965 ratio1998: 0.972 ratio1999: 0.973 ratio2000: 0.978 ratio2001: 0.981 ratio2002: 0.982 ratio2003: 1.003 ratio2004: 0.997 ratio2005: 1.004 ratio2006: 1.008 ratio2007: 1.007 ratio2008: 1.005 ratio2009: 0.995 ratio2010: 0.997 ratio2011: 1 ratio2012: 0.995 ratio2013: 1.008 ratio2014: 1.006 ratio2015: 1.006 ratio2016: 1.005 ratio2017: 1.006 ratio2018: 1.009 ratio2019: 1.01 ratio2020: 1.011 ratio2021: 1.01 ratio2022: 1.022 ratio2023: 1.011 ratio
Change over the period: +0.055 (+5.75%) Average annual rate: 0.2 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kuwait 1.011 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.847 ratio
Western Asia computed 0.841 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 1.011 −0.011 −1.08%
2022 1.022 +0.012 +1.19%
2021 1.01 −0.001 −0.1%
2020 1.011 +0.001 +0.1%
2019 1.01 +0.001 +0.1%
2018 1.009 +0.003 +0.3%
2017 1.006 +0.001 +0.1%
2016 1.005 −0.001 −0.1%
2015 1.006 +0 +0%
2014 1.006 −0.002 −0.2%
2013 1.008 +0.013 +1.31%
2012 0.995 −0.005 −0.5%
2011 1 +0.003 +0.3%
2010 0.997 +0.002 +0.2%
2009 0.995 −0.01 −1%
2008 1.005 −0.002 −0.2%
2007 1.007 −0.001 −0.1%
2006 1.008 +0.004 +0.4%
2005 1.004 +0.007 +0.7%
2004 0.997 −0.006 −0.6%
2003 1.003 +0.021 +2.14%
2002 0.982 +0.001 +0.1%
2001 0.981 +0.003 +0.31%
2000 0.978 +0.005 +0.51%
1999 0.973 +0.001 +0.1%
1998 0.972 +0.007 +0.73%
1997 0.965 +0.01 +1.05%
1996 0.955 −0.001 −0.1%
1995 0.956 — —

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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