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Gender development index — South Korea

Gender development index in South Korea in 2023 — 0.959 ratio. Ranked 106 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.4%.

2023 0.959 ratio +1.05% vs 2022
World rank 106of 184
Period maximum 0.959 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.901 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — South Korea, 1990–20230.90.920.940.961990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.901 ratio1991: 0.904 ratio1992: 0.906 ratio1993: 0.928 ratio1994: 0.928 ratio1995: 0.929 ratio1996: 0.93 ratio1997: 0.933 ratio1998: 0.928 ratio1999: 0.929 ratio2000: 0.933 ratio2001: 0.934 ratio2002: 0.934 ratio2003: 0.932 ratio2004: 0.935 ratio2005: 0.936 ratio2006: 0.937 ratio2007: 0.936 ratio2008: 0.937 ratio2009: 0.927 ratio2010: 0.933 ratio2011: 0.933 ratio2012: 0.934 ratio2013: 0.935 ratio2014: 0.936 ratio2015: 0.937 ratio2016: 0.939 ratio2017: 0.941 ratio2018: 0.944 ratio2019: 0.946 ratio2020: 0.947 ratio2021: 0.948 ratio2022: 0.949 ratio2023: 0.959 ratio
Change over the period: +0.058 (+6.44%) Average annual rate: 0.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Korea 0.959 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
East Asia & Pacific computed 0.972 ratio
Eastern Asia computed 0.975 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.959 +0.01 +1.05%
2022 0.949 +0.001 +0.11%
2021 0.948 +0.001 +0.11%
2020 0.947 +0.001 +0.11%
2019 0.946 +0.002 +0.21%
2018 0.944 +0.003 +0.32%
2017 0.941 +0.002 +0.21%
2016 0.939 +0.002 +0.21%
2015 0.937 +0.001 +0.11%
2014 0.936 +0.001 +0.11%
2013 0.935 +0.001 +0.11%
2012 0.934 +0.001 +0.11%
2011 0.933 +0 +0%
2010 0.933 +0.006 +0.65%
2009 0.927 −0.01 −1.07%
2008 0.937 +0.001 +0.11%
2007 0.936 −0.001 −0.11%
2006 0.937 +0.001 +0.11%
2005 0.936 +0.001 +0.11%
2004 0.935 +0.003 +0.32%
2003 0.932 −0.002 −0.21%
2002 0.934 +0 +0%
2001 0.934 +0.001 +0.11%
2000 0.933 +0.004 +0.43%
1999 0.929 +0.001 +0.11%
1998 0.928 −0.005 −0.54%
1997 0.933 +0.003 +0.32%
1996 0.93 +0.001 +0.11%
1995 0.929 +0.001 +0.11%
1994 0.928 +0 +0%
1993 0.928 +0.022 +2.43%
1992 0.906 +0.002 +0.22%
1991 0.904 +0.003 +0.33%
1990 0.901 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

MN Mongolia 1.03 CN China 0.976 HK Hong Kong 0.976 JP Japan 0.97 KR South Korea 0.959
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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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