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Gender development index — Sweden

Gender development index in Sweden in 2023 — 0.988 ratio. Ranked 61 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.1%.

2023 0.988 ratio −0.1% vs 2022
World rank 61of 184
Period maximum 1.004 ratio1993
Period minimum 0.981 ratio2017

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Sweden, 1990–20230.980.9911.011990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.987 ratio1991: 0.988 ratio1992: 0.988 ratio1993: 1.004 ratio1994: 1 ratio1995: 0.998 ratio1996: 1 ratio1997: 1.002 ratio1998: 0.99 ratio1999: 0.988 ratio2000: 0.99 ratio2001: 0.99 ratio2002: 0.99 ratio2003: 0.991 ratio2004: 0.996 ratio2005: 0.991 ratio2006: 0.993 ratio2007: 0.993 ratio2008: 0.991 ratio2009: 0.99 ratio2010: 0.991 ratio2011: 0.992 ratio2012: 0.992 ratio2013: 0.987 ratio2014: 0.988 ratio2015: 0.986 ratio2016: 0.985 ratio2017: 0.981 ratio2018: 0.982 ratio2019: 0.99 ratio2020: 0.989 ratio2021: 0.987 ratio2022: 0.989 ratio2023: 0.988 ratio
Change over the period: +0.001 (+0.1%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sweden 0.988 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Northern Europe computed 0.986 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.988 −0.001 −0.1%
2022 0.989 +0.002 +0.2%
2021 0.987 −0.002 −0.2%
2020 0.989 −0.001 −0.1%
2019 0.99 +0.008 +0.81%
2018 0.982 +0.001 +0.1%
2017 0.981 −0.004 −0.41%
2016 0.985 −0.001 −0.1%
2015 0.986 −0.002 −0.2%
2014 0.988 +0.001 +0.1%
2013 0.987 −0.005 −0.5%
2012 0.992 +0 +0%
2011 0.992 +0.001 +0.1%
2010 0.991 +0.001 +0.1%
2009 0.99 −0.001 −0.1%
2008 0.991 −0.002 −0.2%
2007 0.993 +0 +0%
2006 0.993 +0.002 +0.2%
2005 0.991 −0.005 −0.5%
2004 0.996 +0.005 +0.5%
2003 0.991 +0.001 +0.1%
2002 0.99 +0 +0%
2001 0.99 +0 +0%
2000 0.99 +0.002 +0.2%
1999 0.988 −0.002 −0.2%
1998 0.99 −0.012 −1.2%
1997 1.002 +0.002 +0.2%
1996 1 +0.002 +0.2%
1995 0.998 −0.002 −0.2%
1994 1 −0.004 −0.4%
1993 1.004 +0.016 +1.62%
1992 0.988 +0 +0%
1991 0.988 +0.001 +0.1%
1990 0.987 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

LV Latvia 1.026 EE Estonia 1.023 LT Lithuania 1.022 IE Ireland 1.001 NO Norway 0.995 FI Finland 0.992 DK Denmark 0.99 SE Sweden 0.988 IS Iceland 0.983 GB United Kingdom 0.979
Full table for all countries

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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