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Gender development index — Mercosur

Gender development index in Mercosur in 2023 — 0.998 ratio. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.6%.

2023 0.998 ratio −0.06% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.999 ratio2021
Period minimum 0.947 ratio1991

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Mercosur, 1990–20230.940.960.9811990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.954 ratio1991: 0.947 ratio1992: 0.961 ratio1993: 0.966 ratio1994: 0.963 ratio1995: 0.965 ratio1996: 0.972 ratio1997: 0.971 ratio1998: 0.973 ratio1999: 0.978 ratio2000: 0.991 ratio2001: 0.99 ratio2002: 0.991 ratio2003: 0.993 ratio2004: 0.992 ratio2005: 0.993 ratio2006: 0.994 ratio2007: 0.993 ratio2008: 0.994 ratio2009: 0.995 ratio2010: 0.993 ratio2011: 0.993 ratio2012: 0.992 ratio2013: 0.991 ratio2014: 0.992 ratio2015: 0.991 ratio2016: 0.992 ratio2017: 0.993 ratio2018: 0.994 ratio2019: 0.994 ratio2020: 0.993 ratio2021: 0.999 ratio2022: 0.998 ratio2023: 0.998 ratio
Change over the period: +0.044 (+4.64%) Average annual rate: 0.14 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mercosur 0.998 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Gender development index — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.998 −0.001 −0.06%
2022 0.998 −0.001 −0.1%
2021 0.999 +0.006 +0.65%
2020 0.993 −0.001 −0.07%
2019 0.994 −0 −0.03%
2018 0.994 +0.001 +0.11%
2017 0.993 +0.001 +0.13%
2016 0.992 +0 +0%
2015 0.991 −0 −0.03%
2014 0.992 +0 +0.04%
2013 0.991 −0 −0.03%
2012 0.992 −0.001 −0.14%
2011 0.993 −0 −0.04%
2010 0.993 −0.001 −0.12%
2009 0.995 +0.001 +0.09%
2008 0.994 +0 +0.04%
2007 0.993 −0.001 −0.06%
2006 0.994 +0.001 +0.09%
2005 0.993 +0.001 +0.11%
2004 0.992 −0 −0.05%
2003 0.993 +0.001 +0.15%
2002 0.991 +0.001 +0.14%
2001 0.99 −0.001 −0.12%
2000 0.991 +0.012 +1.27%
1999 0.978 +0.005 +0.55%
1998 0.973 +0.002 +0.18%
1997 0.971 −0.001 −0.07%
1996 0.972 +0.007 +0.74%
1995 0.965 +0.002 +0.2%
1994 0.963 −0.003 −0.33%
1993 0.966 +0.005 +0.57%
1992 0.961 +0.014 +1.45%
1991 0.947 −0.007 −0.69%
1990 0.954 — —

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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