Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Oman

Gender development index in Oman in 2023 — 0.945 ratio. Ranked 126 in the world out of 184. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8%.

2023 0.945 ratio +0.75% vs 2022
World rank 126of 184
Period maximum 0.949 ratio2016
Period minimum 0.859 ratio2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Oman, 2000–20230.850.8750.90.9250.952000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.875 ratio2001: 0.859 ratio2002: 0.866 ratio2003: 0.877 ratio2004: 0.878 ratio2005: 0.883 ratio2006: 0.885 ratio2007: 0.887 ratio2008: 0.895 ratio2009: 0.891 ratio2010: 0.907 ratio2011: 0.91 ratio2012: 0.92 ratio2013: 0.932 ratio2014: 0.934 ratio2015: 0.941 ratio2016: 0.949 ratio2017: 0.948 ratio2018: 0.946 ratio2019: 0.945 ratio2020: 0.942 ratio2021: 0.935 ratio2022: 0.938 ratio2023: 0.945 ratio
Change over the period: +0.07 (+8%) Average annual rate: 0.34 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Oman 0.945 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.847 ratio
Western Asia computed 0.841 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.945 +0.007 +0.75%
2022 0.938 +0.003 +0.32%
2021 0.935 −0.007 −0.74%
2020 0.942 −0.003 −0.32%
2019 0.945 −0.001 −0.11%
2018 0.946 −0.002 −0.21%
2017 0.948 −0.001 −0.11%
2016 0.949 +0.008 +0.85%
2015 0.941 +0.007 +0.75%
2014 0.934 +0.002 +0.21%
2013 0.932 +0.012 +1.3%
2012 0.92 +0.01 +1.1%
2011 0.91 +0.003 +0.33%
2010 0.907 +0.016 +1.8%
2009 0.891 −0.004 −0.45%
2008 0.895 +0.008 +0.9%
2007 0.887 +0.002 +0.23%
2006 0.885 +0.002 +0.23%
2005 0.883 +0.005 +0.57%
2004 0.878 +0.001 +0.11%
2003 0.877 +0.011 +1.27%
2002 0.866 +0.007 +0.81%
2001 0.859 −0.016 −1.83%
2000 0.875

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.