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Gender development index — Low-income countries

Gender development index in low-income countries in 2023 — 0.836 ratio. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 4.1%.

2023 0.836 ratio +0.4% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.846 ratio2020
Period minimum 0.803 ratio2005

Trend over time

2005–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Low-income countries, 2005–20230.80.820.840.8620052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 0.803 ratio2006: 0.82 ratio2007: 0.827 ratio2008: 0.823 ratio2009: 0.825 ratio2010: 0.832 ratio2011: 0.833 ratio2012: 0.829 ratio2013: 0.838 ratio2014: 0.845 ratio2015: 0.843 ratio2016: 0.84 ratio2017: 0.837 ratio2018: 0.838 ratio2019: 0.842 ratio2020: 0.846 ratio2021: 0.841 ratio2022: 0.833 ratio2023: 0.836 ratio
Change over the period: +0.033 (+4.07%) Average annual rate: 0.22 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 0.836 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Gender development index — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.836 +0.003 +0.4%
2022 0.833 −0.009 −1.02%
2021 0.841 −0.005 −0.55%
2020 0.846 +0.005 +0.54%
2019 0.842 +0.004 +0.45%
2018 0.838 +0.001 +0.1%
2017 0.837 −0.003 −0.34%
2016 0.84 −0.003 −0.4%
2015 0.843 −0.002 −0.19%
2014 0.845 +0.006 +0.76%
2013 0.838 +0.009 +1.07%
2012 0.829 −0.003 −0.39%
2011 0.833 +0.001 +0.07%
2010 0.832 +0.007 +0.89%
2009 0.825 +0.002 +0.23%
2008 0.823 −0.004 −0.53%
2007 0.827 +0.007 +0.86%
2006 0.82 +0.017 +2.06%
2005 0.803 — —

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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