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Gender development index — Lesotho

Gender development index in Lesotho in 2023 — 1.006 ratio. Ranked 24 in the world out of 184. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 5%.

2023 1.006 ratio +0.1% vs 2022
World rank 24of 184
Period maximum 1.026 ratio1997
Period minimum 0.925 ratio2006

Trend over time

1995–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Lesotho, 1995–20230.90.9511.0519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.958 ratio1996: 0.951 ratio1997: 1.026 ratio1998: 1.009 ratio1999: 1.008 ratio2000: 0.985 ratio2001: 0.978 ratio2002: 0.969 ratio2003: 0.964 ratio2004: 0.962 ratio2005: 0.954 ratio2006: 0.925 ratio2007: 0.965 ratio2008: 0.983 ratio2009: 0.982 ratio2010: 0.989 ratio2011: 0.995 ratio2012: 0.996 ratio2013: 0.996 ratio2014: 0.994 ratio2015: 0.995 ratio2016: 0.993 ratio2017: 0.991 ratio2018: 0.991 ratio2019: 0.994 ratio2020: 0.995 ratio2021: 0.999 ratio2022: 1.005 ratio2023: 1.006 ratio
Change over the period: +0.048 (+5.01%) Average annual rate: 0.17 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lesotho 1.006 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.9 ratio
Southern Africa computed 0.996 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 1.006 +0.001 +0.1%
2022 1.005 +0.006 +0.6%
2021 0.999 +0.004 +0.4%
2020 0.995 +0.001 +0.1%
2019 0.994 +0.003 +0.3%
2018 0.991 +0 +0%
2017 0.991 −0.002 −0.2%
2016 0.993 −0.002 −0.2%
2015 0.995 +0.001 +0.1%
2014 0.994 −0.002 −0.2%
2013 0.996 +0 +0%
2012 0.996 +0.001 +0.1%
2011 0.995 +0.006 +0.61%
2010 0.989 +0.007 +0.71%
2009 0.982 −0.001 −0.1%
2008 0.983 +0.018 +1.87%
2007 0.965 +0.04 +4.32%
2006 0.925 −0.029 −3.04%
2005 0.954 −0.008 −0.83%
2004 0.962 −0.002 −0.21%
2003 0.964 −0.005 −0.52%
2002 0.969 −0.009 −0.92%
2001 0.978 −0.007 −0.71%
2000 0.985 −0.023 −2.28%
1999 1.008 −0.001 −0.1%
1998 1.009 −0.017 −1.66%
1997 1.026 +0.075 +7.89%
1996 0.951 −0.007 −0.73%
1995 0.958 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

NA Namibia 1.011 LS Lesotho 1.006 BW Botswana 0.997 ZA South Africa 0.996 SZ Eswatini 0.964
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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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