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Gender development index — Nicaragua

Gender development index in Nicaragua in 2023 — 0.952 ratio. Ranked 118 in the world out of 184. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.5%.

2023 0.952 ratio +0% vs 2022
World rank 118of 184
Period maximum 0.98 ratio2012
Period minimum 0.919 ratio2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Nicaragua, 2000–20230.90.920.940.960.982000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.929 ratio2001: 0.919 ratio2002: 0.92 ratio2003: 0.927 ratio2004: 0.927 ratio2005: 0.956 ratio2006: 0.932 ratio2007: 0.931 ratio2008: 0.936 ratio2009: 0.942 ratio2010: 0.955 ratio2011: 0.963 ratio2012: 0.98 ratio2013: 0.968 ratio2014: 0.977 ratio2015: 0.948 ratio2016: 0.947 ratio2017: 0.945 ratio2018: 0.946 ratio2019: 0.948 ratio2020: 0.955 ratio2021: 0.954 ratio2022: 0.952 ratio2023: 0.952 ratio
Change over the period: +0.023 (+2.48%) Average annual rate: 0.11 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nicaragua 0.952 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.986 ratio
Central America computed 0.971 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.952 +0 +0%
2022 0.952 −0.002 −0.21%
2021 0.954 −0.001 −0.1%
2020 0.955 +0.007 +0.74%
2019 0.948 +0.002 +0.21%
2018 0.946 +0.001 +0.11%
2017 0.945 −0.002 −0.21%
2016 0.947 −0.001 −0.11%
2015 0.948 −0.029 −2.97%
2014 0.977 +0.009 +0.93%
2013 0.968 −0.012 −1.22%
2012 0.98 +0.017 +1.77%
2011 0.963 +0.008 +0.84%
2010 0.955 +0.013 +1.38%
2009 0.942 +0.006 +0.64%
2008 0.936 +0.005 +0.54%
2007 0.931 −0.001 −0.11%
2006 0.932 −0.024 −2.51%
2005 0.956 +0.029 +3.13%
2004 0.927 +0 +0%
2003 0.927 +0.007 +0.76%
2002 0.92 +0.001 +0.11%
2001 0.919 −0.01 −1.08%
2000 0.929 — —

Central America, 2023

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

PA Panama 1.014 SV El Salvador 0.983 BZ Belize 0.981 MX Mexico 0.976 CR Costa Rica 0.975 HN Honduras 0.964 NI Nicaragua 0.952 GT Guatemala 0.934
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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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