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Gender development index — Switzerland

Gender development index in Switzerland in 2023 — 0.977 ratio. Ranked 79 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.5%.

2023 0.977 ratio −0.31% vs 2022
World rank 79of 184
Period maximum 0.98 ratio2022
Period minimum 0.942 ratio1999

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Switzerland, 1990–20230.940.950.960.970.981990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.944 ratio1991: 0.948 ratio1992: 0.947 ratio1993: 0.943 ratio1994: 0.943 ratio1995: 0.943 ratio1996: 0.944 ratio1997: 0.946 ratio1998: 0.952 ratio1999: 0.942 ratio2000: 0.946 ratio2001: 0.947 ratio2002: 0.945 ratio2003: 0.948 ratio2004: 0.951 ratio2005: 0.955 ratio2006: 0.957 ratio2007: 0.957 ratio2008: 0.956 ratio2009: 0.96 ratio2010: 0.964 ratio2011: 0.964 ratio2012: 0.964 ratio2013: 0.966 ratio2014: 0.966 ratio2015: 0.969 ratio2016: 0.965 ratio2017: 0.968 ratio2018: 0.967 ratio2019: 0.969 ratio2020: 0.97 ratio2021: 0.976 ratio2022: 0.98 ratio2023: 0.977 ratio
Change over the period: +0.033 (+3.5%) Average annual rate: 0.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Switzerland 0.977 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Western Europe computed 0.982 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.977 −0.003 −0.31%
2022 0.98 +0.004 +0.41%
2021 0.976 +0.006 +0.62%
2020 0.97 +0.001 +0.1%
2019 0.969 +0.002 +0.21%
2018 0.967 −0.001 −0.1%
2017 0.968 +0.003 +0.31%
2016 0.965 −0.004 −0.41%
2015 0.969 +0.003 +0.31%
2014 0.966 +0 +0%
2013 0.966 +0.002 +0.21%
2012 0.964 +0 +0%
2011 0.964 +0 +0%
2010 0.964 +0.004 +0.42%
2009 0.96 +0.004 +0.42%
2008 0.956 −0.001 −0.1%
2007 0.957 +0 +0%
2006 0.957 +0.002 +0.21%
2005 0.955 +0.004 +0.42%
2004 0.951 +0.003 +0.32%
2003 0.948 +0.003 +0.32%
2002 0.945 −0.002 −0.21%
2001 0.947 +0.001 +0.11%
2000 0.946 +0.004 +0.42%
1999 0.942 −0.01 −1.05%
1998 0.952 +0.006 +0.63%
1997 0.946 +0.002 +0.21%
1996 0.944 +0.001 +0.11%
1995 0.943 +0 +0%
1994 0.943 +0 +0%
1993 0.943 −0.004 −0.42%
1992 0.947 −0.001 −0.11%
1991 0.948 +0.004 +0.42%
1990 0.944 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

LU Luxembourg 0.996 FR France 0.993 AT Austria 0.985 BE Belgium 0.979 CH Switzerland 0.977 DE Germany 0.975 NL Netherlands 0.971 LI Liechtenstein 0.964
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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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