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Gender development index — Lebanon

Gender development index in Lebanon in 2023 — 0.992 ratio. Ranked 50 in the world out of 184. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 12%.

2023 0.992 ratio +0% vs 2022
World rank 50of 184
Period maximum 1.013 ratio2019
Period minimum 0.886 ratio2005

Trend over time

2005–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Lebanon, 2005–20230.850.90.9511.0520052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 0.886 ratio2006: 0.899 ratio2007: 0.902 ratio2008: 0.909 ratio2009: 0.918 ratio2010: 0.93 ratio2011: 0.936 ratio2012: 0.945 ratio2013: 0.952 ratio2014: 0.958 ratio2015: 0.966 ratio2016: 0.975 ratio2017: 0.985 ratio2018: 0.991 ratio2019: 1.013 ratio2020: 0.995 ratio2021: 0.999 ratio2022: 0.992 ratio2023: 0.992 ratio
Change over the period: +0.106 (+11.96%) Average annual rate: 0.63 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 0.992 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.847 ratio
Western Asia computed 0.841 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.992 +0 +0%
2022 0.992 −0.007 −0.7%
2021 0.999 +0.004 +0.4%
2020 0.995 −0.018 −1.78%
2019 1.013 +0.022 +2.22%
2018 0.991 +0.006 +0.61%
2017 0.985 +0.01 +1.03%
2016 0.975 +0.009 +0.93%
2015 0.966 +0.008 +0.84%
2014 0.958 +0.006 +0.63%
2013 0.952 +0.007 +0.74%
2012 0.945 +0.009 +0.96%
2011 0.936 +0.006 +0.65%
2010 0.93 +0.012 +1.31%
2009 0.918 +0.009 +0.99%
2008 0.909 +0.007 +0.78%
2007 0.902 +0.003 +0.33%
2006 0.899 +0.013 +1.47%
2005 0.886 — —

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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