Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Palau

Gender development index in Palau in 2023 — 0.992 ratio. Ranked 50 in the world out of 184. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 0.7%.

2023 0.992 ratio −0.2% vs 2022
World rank 50of 184
Period maximum 1.012 ratio2014
Period minimum 0.984 ratio2013

Trend over time

2010–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Palau, 2010–20230.980.9911.011.02201020122014201620182020202220232010: 0.985 ratio2011: 0.985 ratio2012: 0.985 ratio2013: 0.984 ratio2014: 1.012 ratio2015: 1.003 ratio2016: 1.003 ratio2017: 1.002 ratio2018: 1 ratio2019: 1 ratio2020: 1.002 ratio2021: 0.995 ratio2022: 0.994 ratio2023: 0.992 ratio
Change over the period: +0.007 (+0.71%) Average annual rate: 0.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Palau 0.992 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
East Asia & Pacific computed 0.972 ratio
Micronesia (subregion) computed 0.966 ratio
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.971 ratio
Gender development index — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.992 −0.002 −0.2%
2022 0.994 −0.001 −0.1%
2021 0.995 −0.007 −0.7%
2020 1.002 +0.002 +0.2%
2019 1 +0 +0%
2018 1 −0.002 −0.2%
2017 1.002 −0.001 −0.1%
2016 1.003 +0 +0%
2015 1.003 −0.009 −0.89%
2014 1.012 +0.028 +2.85%
2013 0.984 −0.001 −0.1%
2012 0.985 +0 +0%
2011 0.985 +0 +0%
2010 0.985

Micronesia, 2023

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

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.