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Gender development index — Niger

Gender development index in Niger in 2023 — 0.855 ratio. Ranked 172 in the world out of 184. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 29.2%.

2023 0.855 ratio −4.04% vs 2022
World rank 172of 184
Period maximum 0.891 ratio2022
Period minimum 0.662 ratio2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Niger, 2000–20230.60.70.80.92000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.662 ratio2001: 0.675 ratio2002: 0.671 ratio2003: 0.675 ratio2004: 0.676 ratio2005: 0.691 ratio2006: 0.702 ratio2007: 0.718 ratio2008: 0.741 ratio2009: 0.755 ratio2010: 0.783 ratio2011: 0.729 ratio2012: 0.703 ratio2013: 0.772 ratio2014: 0.839 ratio2015: 0.805 ratio2016: 0.792 ratio2017: 0.77 ratio2018: 0.809 ratio2019: 0.856 ratio2020: 0.841 ratio2021: 0.848 ratio2022: 0.891 ratio2023: 0.855 ratio
Change over the period: +0.193 (+29.15%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Niger 0.855 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.9 ratio
Western Africa computed 0.886 ratio
Low-income countries computed 0.836 ratio
Gender development index — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.855 −0.036 −4.04%
2022 0.891 +0.043 +5.07%
2021 0.848 +0.007 +0.83%
2020 0.841 −0.015 −1.75%
2019 0.856 +0.047 +5.81%
2018 0.809 +0.039 +5.06%
2017 0.77 −0.022 −2.78%
2016 0.792 −0.013 −1.61%
2015 0.805 −0.034 −4.05%
2014 0.839 +0.067 +8.68%
2013 0.772 +0.069 +9.82%
2012 0.703 −0.026 −3.57%
2011 0.729 −0.054 −6.9%
2010 0.783 +0.028 +3.71%
2009 0.755 +0.014 +1.89%
2008 0.741 +0.023 +3.2%
2007 0.718 +0.016 +2.28%
2006 0.702 +0.011 +1.59%
2005 0.691 +0.015 +2.22%
2004 0.676 +0.001 +0.15%
2003 0.675 +0.004 +0.6%
2002 0.671 −0.004 −0.59%
2001 0.675 +0.013 +1.96%
2000 0.662 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

CV Cabo Verde 0.964 GM Gambia 0.959 GH Ghana 0.933 SN Senegal 0.924 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.91 NG Nigeria 0.892 MR Mauritania 0.886 BF Burkina Faso 0.881 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.878 BJ Benin 0.866 LR Liberia 0.865 TG Togo 0.865 NE Niger 0.855 SL Sierra Leone 0.83 GN Guinea 0.828 ML Mali 0.812
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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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