Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Saudi Arabia

Gender development index in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 0.931 ratio. Ranked 139 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 14.7%.

2023 0.931 ratio −0.64% vs 2022
World rank 139of 184
Period maximum 0.937 ratio2022
Period minimum 0.812 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Saudi Arabia, 1990–20230.80.850.90.951990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.812 ratio1991: 0.819 ratio1992: 0.815 ratio1993: 0.824 ratio1994: 0.827 ratio1995: 0.83 ratio1996: 0.833 ratio1997: 0.836 ratio1998: 0.839 ratio1999: 0.841 ratio2000: 0.838 ratio2001: 0.841 ratio2002: 0.845 ratio2003: 0.855 ratio2004: 0.861 ratio2005: 0.864 ratio2006: 0.863 ratio2007: 0.859 ratio2008: 0.863 ratio2009: 0.877 ratio2010: 0.879 ratio2011: 0.901 ratio2012: 0.911 ratio2013: 0.914 ratio2014: 0.914 ratio2015: 0.913 ratio2016: 0.917 ratio2017: 0.899 ratio2018: 0.903 ratio2019: 0.906 ratio2020: 0.917 ratio2021: 0.928 ratio2022: 0.937 ratio2023: 0.931 ratio
Change over the period: +0.119 (+14.66%) Average annual rate: 0.42 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Saudi Arabia 0.931 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 — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.931 −0.006 −0.64%
2022 0.937 +0.009 +0.97%
2021 0.928 +0.011 +1.2%
2020 0.917 +0.011 +1.21%
2019 0.906 +0.003 +0.33%
2018 0.903 +0.004 +0.44%
2017 0.899 −0.018 −1.96%
2016 0.917 +0.004 +0.44%
2015 0.913 −0.001 −0.11%
2014 0.914 +0 +0%
2013 0.914 +0.003 +0.33%
2012 0.911 +0.01 +1.11%
2011 0.901 +0.022 +2.5%
2010 0.879 +0.002 +0.23%
2009 0.877 +0.014 +1.62%
2008 0.863 +0.004 +0.47%
2007 0.859 −0.004 −0.46%
2006 0.863 −0.001 −0.12%
2005 0.864 +0.003 +0.35%
2004 0.861 +0.006 +0.7%
2003 0.855 +0.01 +1.18%
2002 0.845 +0.004 +0.48%
2001 0.841 +0.003 +0.36%
2000 0.838 −0.003 −0.36%
1999 0.841 +0.002 +0.24%
1998 0.839 +0.003 +0.36%
1997 0.836 +0.003 +0.36%
1996 0.833 +0.003 +0.36%
1995 0.83 +0.003 +0.36%
1994 0.827 +0.003 +0.36%
1993 0.824 +0.009 +1.1%
1992 0.815 −0.004 −0.49%
1991 0.819 +0.007 +0.86%
1990 0.812

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.