Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Southern Asia

Gender development index in Southern Asia in 2023 — 0.87 ratio. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 21.7%.

2023 0.87 ratio +1.44% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.87 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.715 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Southern Asia, 1990–20230.70.750.80.850.91990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.715 ratio1991: 0.718 ratio1992: 0.72 ratio1993: 0.72 ratio1994: 0.723 ratio1995: 0.723 ratio1996: 0.732 ratio1997: 0.741 ratio1998: 0.749 ratio1999: 0.757 ratio2000: 0.766 ratio2001: 0.782 ratio2002: 0.779 ratio2003: 0.792 ratio2004: 0.794 ratio2005: 0.792 ratio2006: 0.801 ratio2007: 0.804 ratio2008: 0.806 ratio2009: 0.812 ratio2010: 0.815 ratio2011: 0.822 ratio2012: 0.817 ratio2013: 0.832 ratio2014: 0.832 ratio2015: 0.833 ratio2016: 0.834 ratio2017: 0.837 ratio2018: 0.826 ratio2019: 0.842 ratio2020: 0.848 ratio2021: 0.852 ratio2022: 0.857 ratio2023: 0.87 ratio
Change over the period: +0.155 (+21.67%) Average annual rate: 0.6 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Asia 0.87 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Gender development index — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.87 +0.012 +1.44%
2022 0.857 +0.005 +0.62%
2021 0.852 +0.004 +0.42%
2020 0.848 +0.007 +0.82%
2019 0.842 +0.015 +1.86%
2018 0.826 −0.011 −1.27%
2017 0.837 +0.002 +0.3%
2016 0.834 +0.001 +0.13%
2015 0.833 +0.001 +0.11%
2014 0.832 +0 +0%
2013 0.832 +0.015 +1.85%
2012 0.817 −0.005 −0.57%
2011 0.822 +0.007 +0.8%
2010 0.815 +0.004 +0.44%
2009 0.812 +0.006 +0.75%
2008 0.806 +0.002 +0.19%
2007 0.804 +0.003 +0.39%
2006 0.801 +0.009 +1.1%
2005 0.792 −0.001 −0.14%
2004 0.794 +0.001 +0.15%
2003 0.792 +0.014 +1.75%
2002 0.779 −0.003 −0.38%
2001 0.782 +0.016 +2.04%
2000 0.766 +0.009 +1.22%
1999 0.757 +0.008 +1.08%
1998 0.749 +0.008 +1.01%
1997 0.741 +0.009 +1.24%
1996 0.732 +0.009 +1.21%
1995 0.723 +0.001 +0.13%
1994 0.723 +0.003 +0.36%
1993 0.72 −0 −0.01%
1992 0.72 +0.002 +0.34%
1991 0.718 +0.003 +0.39%
1990 0.715

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.