Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Latvia

Gender development index in Latvia in 2023 — 1.026 ratio. Ranked 7 in the world out of 184. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 1.1%.

2023 1.026 ratio −0.19% vs 2022
World rank 7of 184
Period maximum 1.048 ratio2006
Period minimum 1.023 ratio1997

Trend over time

1996–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Latvia, 1996–20231.021.031.041.0519961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 1.037 ratio1997: 1.023 ratio1998: 1.023 ratio1999: 1.023 ratio2000: 1.034 ratio2001: 1.037 ratio2002: 1.039 ratio2003: 1.035 ratio2004: 1.038 ratio2005: 1.046 ratio2006: 1.048 ratio2007: 1.043 ratio2008: 1.047 ratio2009: 1.043 ratio2010: 1.04 ratio2011: 1.034 ratio2012: 1.033 ratio2013: 1.026 ratio2014: 1.03 ratio2015: 1.033 ratio2016: 1.032 ratio2017: 1.033 ratio2018: 1.031 ratio2019: 1.024 ratio2020: 1.025 ratio2021: 1.031 ratio2022: 1.028 ratio2023: 1.026 ratio
Change over the period: −0.011 (−1.06%) Average annual rate: -0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Latvia 1.026 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 — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 1.026 −0.002 −0.19%
2022 1.028 −0.003 −0.29%
2021 1.031 +0.006 +0.59%
2020 1.025 +0.001 +0.1%
2019 1.024 −0.007 −0.68%
2018 1.031 −0.002 −0.19%
2017 1.033 +0.001 +0.1%
2016 1.032 −0.001 −0.1%
2015 1.033 +0.003 +0.29%
2014 1.03 +0.004 +0.39%
2013 1.026 −0.007 −0.68%
2012 1.033 −0.001 −0.1%
2011 1.034 −0.006 −0.58%
2010 1.04 −0.003 −0.29%
2009 1.043 −0.004 −0.38%
2008 1.047 +0.004 +0.38%
2007 1.043 −0.005 −0.48%
2006 1.048 +0.002 +0.19%
2005 1.046 +0.008 +0.77%
2004 1.038 +0.003 +0.29%
2003 1.035 −0.004 −0.38%
2002 1.039 +0.002 +0.19%
2001 1.037 +0.003 +0.29%
2000 1.034 +0.011 +1.08%
1999 1.023 +0 +0%
1998 1.023 +0 +0%
1997 1.023 −0.014 −1.35%
1996 1.037

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.