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Gender development index — Norway

Gender development index in Norway in 2023 — 0.995 ratio. Ranked 42 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.4%.

2023 0.995 ratio −0.2% vs 2022
World rank 42of 184
Period maximum 1.005 ratio2008
Period minimum 0.978 ratio1994

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Norway, 1990–20230.970.980.9911.011990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.981 ratio1991: 0.98 ratio1992: 0.981 ratio1993: 0.979 ratio1994: 0.978 ratio1995: 0.981 ratio1996: 0.981 ratio1997: 0.983 ratio1998: 0.987 ratio1999: 0.989 ratio2000: 0.996 ratio2001: 0.997 ratio2002: 0.996 ratio2003: 0.995 ratio2004: 0.994 ratio2005: 0.999 ratio2006: 0.999 ratio2007: 1 ratio2008: 1.005 ratio2009: 1 ratio2010: 0.997 ratio2011: 1.001 ratio2012: 1.001 ratio2013: 1 ratio2014: 0.999 ratio2015: 0.997 ratio2016: 0.993 ratio2017: 0.995 ratio2018: 0.997 ratio2019: 0.994 ratio2020: 0.99 ratio2021: 0.996 ratio2022: 0.997 ratio2023: 0.995 ratio
Change over the period: +0.014 (+1.43%) Average annual rate: 0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Norway 0.995 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Northern Europe computed 0.986 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.995 −0.002 −0.2%
2022 0.997 +0.001 +0.1%
2021 0.996 +0.006 +0.61%
2020 0.99 −0.004 −0.4%
2019 0.994 −0.003 −0.3%
2018 0.997 +0.002 +0.2%
2017 0.995 +0.002 +0.2%
2016 0.993 −0.004 −0.4%
2015 0.997 −0.002 −0.2%
2014 0.999 −0.001 −0.1%
2013 1 −0.001 −0.1%
2012 1.001 +0 +0%
2011 1.001 +0.004 +0.4%
2010 0.997 −0.003 −0.3%
2009 1 −0.005 −0.5%
2008 1.005 +0.005 +0.5%
2007 1 +0.001 +0.1%
2006 0.999 +0 +0%
2005 0.999 +0.005 +0.5%
2004 0.994 −0.001 −0.1%
2003 0.995 −0.001 −0.1%
2002 0.996 −0.001 −0.1%
2001 0.997 +0.001 +0.1%
2000 0.996 +0.007 +0.71%
1999 0.989 +0.002 +0.2%
1998 0.987 +0.004 +0.41%
1997 0.983 +0.002 +0.2%
1996 0.981 +0 +0%
1995 0.981 +0.003 +0.31%
1994 0.978 −0.001 −0.1%
1993 0.979 −0.002 −0.2%
1992 0.981 +0.001 +0.1%
1991 0.98 −0.001 −0.1%
1990 0.981 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

LV Latvia 1.026 EE Estonia 1.023 LT Lithuania 1.022 IE Ireland 1.001 NO Norway 0.995 FI Finland 0.992 DK Denmark 0.99 SE Sweden 0.988 IS Iceland 0.983 GB United Kingdom 0.979
Full table for all countries

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.

Other indicators for Norway

Indexes Human development index

A composite measure of development: life expectancy, education and income in a single number from 0 to 1.

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A composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.

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What part of the seats in the national parliament women hold.

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What part of a country's population is made up of women.

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