Gender development index in Western Africa in 2023 — 0.886 ratio. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 9.2%.
2005–2023 · ratio
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | ratio | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.886 | −0 | −0.05% |
| 2022 | 0.887 | +0.008 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.879 | +0.007 | +0.79% |
| 2020 | 0.872 | +0.021 | +2.51% |
| 2019 | 0.85 | −0.011 | −1.26% |
| 2018 | 0.861 | −0.003 | −0.32% |
| 2017 | 0.864 | +0.003 | +0.34% |
| 2016 | 0.861 | −0 | −0.02% |
| 2015 | 0.861 | −0 | −0.02% |
| 2014 | 0.861 | +0.009 | +1.02% |
| 2013 | 0.853 | +0.007 | +0.84% |
| 2012 | 0.846 | −0.007 | −0.88% |
| 2011 | 0.853 | +0.005 | +0.55% |
| 2010 | 0.848 | +0.012 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.836 | +0.005 | +0.59% |
| 2008 | 0.831 | +0.004 | +0.46% |
| 2007 | 0.827 | +0.007 | +0.82% |
| 2006 | 0.821 | +0.009 | +1.09% |
| 2005 | 0.812 | — | — |
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.
A composite measure of development: life expectancy, education and income in a single number from 0 to 1.
Indexes Gender inequality indexA composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.
Labor Women in parliamentWhat part of the seats in the national parliament women hold.
Demography Share of women in the populationWhat part of a country's population is made up of women.