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Gender development index — Northern Europe

Gender development index in Northern Europe in 2023 — 0.986 ratio. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 0.8%.

2023 0.986 ratio +0.03% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.989 ratio2001
Period minimum 0.976 ratio2013

Trend over time

1995–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Northern Europe, 1995–20230.9750.980.9850.9919951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.977 ratio1996: 0.98 ratio1997: 0.982 ratio1998: 0.987 ratio1999: 0.986 ratio2000: 0.988 ratio2001: 0.989 ratio2002: 0.984 ratio2003: 0.984 ratio2004: 0.985 ratio2005: 0.977 ratio2006: 0.979 ratio2007: 0.978 ratio2008: 0.978 ratio2009: 0.979 ratio2010: 0.978 ratio2011: 0.978 ratio2012: 0.977 ratio2013: 0.976 ratio2014: 0.977 ratio2015: 0.978 ratio2016: 0.978 ratio2017: 0.979 ratio2018: 0.98 ratio2019: 0.983 ratio2020: 0.984 ratio2021: 0.985 ratio2022: 0.985 ratio2023: 0.986 ratio
Change over the period: +0.008 (+0.83%) Average annual rate: 0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Europe 0.986 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Gender development index — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.986 +0 +0.03%
2022 0.985 +0 +0.04%
2021 0.985 +0.001 +0.06%
2020 0.984 +0.002 +0.19%
2019 0.983 +0.003 +0.26%
2018 0.98 +0.001 +0.15%
2017 0.979 +0 +0.04%
2016 0.978 +0.001 +0.06%
2015 0.978 +0 +0.04%
2014 0.977 +0.001 +0.08%
2013 0.976 −0.001 −0.11%
2012 0.977 −0.001 −0.06%
2011 0.978 +0 +0.02%
2010 0.978 −0.001 −0.07%
2009 0.979 +0.001 +0.05%
2008 0.978 −0 −0.05%
2007 0.978 −0 −0.02%
2006 0.979 +0.002 +0.18%
2005 0.977 −0.008 −0.79%
2004 0.985 +0 +0.04%
2003 0.984 −0 −0.01%
2002 0.984 −0.005 −0.51%
2001 0.989 +0.001 +0.12%
2000 0.988 +0.002 +0.22%
1999 0.986 −0.001 −0.11%
1998 0.987 +0.005 +0.53%
1997 0.982 +0.001 +0.14%
1996 0.98 +0.003 +0.3%
1995 0.977 — —

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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