Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Nepal

Gender development index in Nepal in 2023 — 0.858 ratio. Ranked 171 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 27.3%.

2023 0.858 ratio +0.35% vs 2022
World rank 171of 184
Period maximum 0.913 ratio2015
Period minimum 0.674 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Nepal, 1990–20230.60.70.80.911990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.674 ratio1991: 0.694 ratio1992: 0.707 ratio1993: 0.724 ratio1994: 0.738 ratio1995: 0.753 ratio1996: 0.777 ratio1997: 0.778 ratio1998: 0.785 ratio1999: 0.777 ratio2000: 0.804 ratio2001: 0.817 ratio2002: 0.832 ratio2003: 0.854 ratio2004: 0.851 ratio2005: 0.857 ratio2006: 0.866 ratio2007: 0.871 ratio2008: 0.88 ratio2009: 0.881 ratio2010: 0.897 ratio2011: 0.902 ratio2012: 0.905 ratio2013: 0.908 ratio2014: 0.912 ratio2015: 0.913 ratio2016: 0.899 ratio2017: 0.866 ratio2018: 0.874 ratio2019: 0.885 ratio2020: 0.884 ratio2021: 0.851 ratio2022: 0.855 ratio2023: 0.858 ratio
Change over the period: +0.184 (+27.3%) Average annual rate: 0.73 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 0.858 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
South Asia computed 0.869 ratio
Southern Asia computed 0.87 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.858 +0.003 +0.35%
2022 0.855 +0.004 +0.47%
2021 0.851 −0.033 −3.73%
2020 0.884 −0.001 −0.11%
2019 0.885 +0.011 +1.26%
2018 0.874 +0.008 +0.92%
2017 0.866 −0.033 −3.67%
2016 0.899 −0.014 −1.53%
2015 0.913 +0.001 +0.11%
2014 0.912 +0.004 +0.44%
2013 0.908 +0.003 +0.33%
2012 0.905 +0.003 +0.33%
2011 0.902 +0.005 +0.56%
2010 0.897 +0.016 +1.82%
2009 0.881 +0.001 +0.11%
2008 0.88 +0.009 +1.03%
2007 0.871 +0.005 +0.58%
2006 0.866 +0.009 +1.05%
2005 0.857 +0.006 +0.71%
2004 0.851 −0.003 −0.35%
2003 0.854 +0.022 +2.64%
2002 0.832 +0.015 +1.84%
2001 0.817 +0.013 +1.62%
2000 0.804 +0.027 +3.47%
1999 0.777 −0.008 −1.02%
1998 0.785 +0.007 +0.9%
1997 0.778 +0.001 +0.13%
1996 0.777 +0.024 +3.19%
1995 0.753 +0.015 +2.03%
1994 0.738 +0.014 +1.93%
1993 0.724 +0.017 +2.4%
1992 0.707 +0.013 +1.87%
1991 0.694 +0.02 +2.97%
1990 0.674

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.