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Gender development index — World

Gender development index in the world in 2023 — 0.955 ratio. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 5.2%.

2023 0.955 ratio +0.1% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.955 ratio2023
Period minimum 0.908 ratio1993

Trend over time

1993–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — World, 1993–20230.90.920.940.96199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 0.908 ratio1994: 0.909 ratio1995: 0.91 ratio1996: 0.911 ratio1997: 0.913 ratio1998: 0.916 ratio1999: 0.917 ratio2000: 0.919 ratio2001: 0.92 ratio2002: 0.922 ratio2003: 0.927 ratio2004: 0.928 ratio2005: 0.93 ratio2006: 0.931 ratio2007: 0.933 ratio2008: 0.934 ratio2009: 0.936 ratio2010: 0.939 ratio2011: 0.939 ratio2012: 0.94 ratio2013: 0.942 ratio2014: 0.942 ratio2015: 0.942 ratio2016: 0.943 ratio2017: 0.944 ratio2018: 0.943 ratio2019: 0.946 ratio2020: 0.952 ratio2021: 0.953 ratio2022: 0.954 ratio2023: 0.955 ratio
Change over the period: +0.047 (+5.18%) Average annual rate: 0.17 %

Comparison, 2023

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

World 0.955 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Gender development index — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.955 +0.001 +0.1%
2022 0.954 +0.001 +0.1%
2021 0.953 +0.001 +0.11%
2020 0.952 +0.006 +0.63%
2019 0.946 +0.003 +0.32%
2018 0.943 −0.001 −0.11%
2017 0.944 +0.001 +0.11%
2016 0.943 +0.001 +0.11%
2015 0.942 +0 +0%
2014 0.942 +0 +0%
2013 0.942 +0.002 +0.21%
2012 0.94 +0.001 +0.11%
2011 0.939 +0 +0%
2010 0.939 +0.003 +0.32%
2009 0.936 +0.002 +0.21%
2008 0.934 +0.001 +0.11%
2007 0.933 +0.002 +0.21%
2006 0.931 +0.001 +0.11%
2005 0.93 +0.002 +0.22%
2004 0.928 +0.001 +0.11%
2003 0.927 +0.005 +0.54%
2002 0.922 +0.002 +0.22%
2001 0.92 +0.001 +0.11%
2000 0.919 +0.002 +0.22%
1999 0.917 +0.001 +0.11%
1998 0.916 +0.003 +0.33%
1997 0.913 +0.002 +0.22%
1996 0.911 +0.001 +0.11%
1995 0.91 +0.001 +0.11%
1994 0.909 +0.001 +0.11%
1993 0.908 — —

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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