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Gender development index — Yemen

Gender development index in Yemen in 2023 — 0.407 ratio. Ranked 184 in the world out of 184. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 25.9%.

2023 0.407 ratio −4.24% vs 2022
World rank 184of 184
Period maximum 0.644 ratio2010
Period minimum 0.407 ratio2023

Trend over time

1994–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Yemen, 1994–20230.40.50.60.7199419972000200320062009201220152018202120231994: 0.549 ratio1995: 0.567 ratio1996: 0.584 ratio1997: 0.598 ratio1998: 0.611 ratio1999: 0.621 ratio2000: 0.624 ratio2001: 0.624 ratio2002: 0.621 ratio2003: 0.614 ratio2004: 0.597 ratio2005: 0.604 ratio2006: 0.611 ratio2007: 0.615 ratio2008: 0.618 ratio2009: 0.62 ratio2010: 0.644 ratio2011: 0.622 ratio2012: 0.612 ratio2013: 0.599 ratio2014: 0.567 ratio2015: 0.531 ratio2016: 0.498 ratio2017: 0.464 ratio2018: 0.455 ratio2019: 0.448 ratio2020: 0.447 ratio2021: 0.437 ratio2022: 0.425 ratio2023: 0.407 ratio
Change over the period: −0.142 (−25.87%) Average annual rate: -1.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Yemen 0.407 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.847 ratio
Western Asia computed 0.841 ratio
Low-income countries computed 0.836 ratio
Gender development index — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.407 −0.018 −4.24%
2022 0.425 −0.012 −2.75%
2021 0.437 −0.01 −2.24%
2020 0.447 −0.001 −0.22%
2019 0.448 −0.007 −1.54%
2018 0.455 −0.009 −1.94%
2017 0.464 −0.034 −6.83%
2016 0.498 −0.033 −6.21%
2015 0.531 −0.036 −6.35%
2014 0.567 −0.032 −5.34%
2013 0.599 −0.013 −2.12%
2012 0.612 −0.01 −1.61%
2011 0.622 −0.022 −3.42%
2010 0.644 +0.024 +3.87%
2009 0.62 +0.002 +0.32%
2008 0.618 +0.003 +0.49%
2007 0.615 +0.004 +0.65%
2006 0.611 +0.007 +1.16%
2005 0.604 +0.007 +1.17%
2004 0.597 −0.017 −2.77%
2003 0.614 −0.007 −1.13%
2002 0.621 −0.003 −0.48%
2001 0.624 +0 +0%
2000 0.624 +0.003 +0.48%
1999 0.621 +0.01 +1.64%
1998 0.611 +0.013 +2.17%
1997 0.598 +0.014 +2.4%
1996 0.584 +0.017 +3%
1995 0.567 +0.018 +3.28%
1994 0.549 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

QA Qatar 1.036 KW Kuwait 1.011 GE Georgia 1.009 AM Armenia 1.006 CY Cyprus 0.996 IL Israel 0.994 LB Lebanon 0.992 AZ Azerbaijan 0.983 BH Bahrain 0.957 AE United Arab Emirates 0.957 OM Oman 0.945 PS Palestine 0.945 TR Türkiye 0.938 SA Saudi Arabia 0.931 JO Jordan 0.861 IQ Iraq 0.793 SY Syria 0.787 YE Yemen 0.407
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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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