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Gender inequality index

A composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.

Unit: index, 0–1 Period: 1990–2023 Source: Human Development Report (UNDP)
Source: UNDP · About the indicator
Average: 0.329 index Countries: 172

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2023.

Gender inequality index, 2023

Top-20 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index, 20230.50.60.70.80.9YemenYemen: 0.838 index0.838NigeriaNigeria: 0.677 index0.677SomaliaSomalia: 0.675 index0.675ChadChad: 0.67 index0.67AfghanistanAfghanistan: 0.661 index0.661LiberiaLiberia: 0.646 index0.646Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 0.632 index0.632HaitiHaiti: 0.618 index0.618MaliMali: 0.612 index0.612GuineaGuinea: 0.609 index0.609Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 0.604 index0.604MauritaniaMauritania: 0.603 index0.603NigerNiger: 0.591 index0.591Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire: 0.589 index0.589SudanSudan: 0.588 index0.588MadagascarMadagascar: 0.584 index0.584Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 0.584 index0.584MalawiMalawi: 0.581 index0.581GambiaGambia: 0.578 index0.578BeninBenin: 0.573 index0.573

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Gender inequality index — 2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 YE Yemen 0.838 2023 172
2 NG Nigeria 0.677 2023 171
3 SO Somalia 0.675 2023 170
4 TD Chad 0.67 2023 169
5 AF Afghanistan 0.661 2023 168
6 LR Liberia 0.646 2023 167
7 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.632 2023 166
8 HT Haiti 0.618 2023 165
9 ML Mali 0.612 2023 164
10 GN Guinea 0.609 2023 163
11 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.604 2023 162
12 MR Mauritania 0.603 2023 161
13 NE Niger 0.591 2023 160
14 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.589 2023 159
15 SD Sudan 0.588 2023 158
16 MG Madagascar 0.584 2023 156
17 PG Papua New Guinea 0.584 2023 156
18 MW Malawi 0.581 2023 155
19 GM Gambia 0.578 2023 154
20 BJ Benin 0.573 2023 153
21 SL Sierra Leone 0.566 2023 152
22 CG Republic of the Congo 0.565 2023 151
23 TG Togo 0.564 2023 150
24 CM Cameroon 0.558 2023 148
25 IQ Iraq 0.558 2023 148
26 VU Vanuatu 0.556 2023 147
27 BF Burkina Faso 0.555 2023 146
28 PK Pakistan 0.536 2023 145
29 LS Lesotho 0.534 2023 144
30 KE Kenya 0.526 2023 143
31 UG Uganda 0.524 2023 141
32 ZM Zambia 0.524 2023 141
33 ZW Zimbabwe 0.519 2023 140
34 AO Angola 0.515 2023 139
35 GH Ghana 0.514 2023 138
36 VE Venezuela 0.512 2023 137
37 KH Cambodia 0.506 2023 136
38 GA Gabon 0.505 2023 135
39 TZ Tanzania 0.504 2023 134
40 BI Burundi 0.501 2023 132
41 KM Comoros 0.501 2023 132
42 ET Ethiopia 0.497 2023 131
43 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.492 2023 130
44 BW Botswana 0.49 2023 127
45 SN Senegal 0.49 2023 127
46 SY Syria 0.49 2023 127
47 BD Bangladesh 0.487 2023 125
48 NP Nepal 0.487 2023 125
49 SZ Eswatini 0.484 2023 124
50 IR Iran 0.482 2023 123
51 DJ Djibouti 0.481 2023 122
52 GT Guatemala 0.48 2023 121
53 MZ Mozambique 0.479 2023 120
54 MM Myanmar 0.478 2023 118
55 SB Solomon Islands 0.478 2023 118
56 LA Laos 0.475 2023 117
57 NA Namibia 0.448 2023 116
58 TO Tonga 0.444 2023 115
59 DZ Algeria 0.443 2023 114
60 MA Morocco 0.438 2023 113
61 HN Honduras 0.437 2023 112
62 JO Jordan 0.433 2023 111
63 BZ Belize 0.428 2023 110
64 GY Guyana 0.427 2023 109
65 ID Indonesia 0.423 2023 108
66 BO Bolivia 0.419 2023 107
67 DO Dominican Republic 0.417 2023 106
68 WS Samoa 0.416 2023 105
69 PY Paraguay 0.412 2023 104
70 NI Nicaragua 0.408 2023 103
71 IN India 0.403 2023 102
72 EG Egypt 0.398 2023 101
73 RW Rwanda 0.394 2023 99
74 TL Timor-Leste 0.394 2023 99
75 CO Colombia 0.393 2023 98
76 SR Suriname 0.391 2023 97
77 BR Brazil 0.39 2023 96
78 ZA South Africa 0.388 2023 95
79 PA Panama 0.374 2023 94
80 LK Sri Lanka 0.367 2023 93
81 SV El Salvador 0.362 2023 92
82 LB Lebanon 0.36 2023 91
83 EC Ecuador 0.358 2023 88
84 JM Jamaica 0.358 2023 88
85 MX Mexico 0.358 2023 88
86 MU Mauritius 0.352 2023 87
87 PH Philippines 0.351 2023 86
88 FJ Fiji 0.35 2023 85
89 KG Kyrgyzstan 0.34 2023 83
90 PE Peru 0.34 2023 83
91 LC Saint Lucia 0.327 2023 82
92 BS Bahamas 0.325 2023 81
93 AZ Azerbaijan 0.315 2023 80
94 MV Maldives 0.309 2023 79
95 VN Vietnam 0.299 2023 78
96 CV Cabo Verde 0.298 2023 77
97 BB Barbados 0.297 2023 76
98 CU Cuba 0.296 2023 75
99 UZ Uzbekistan 0.291 2023 74
100 TH Thailand 0.288 2023 73
101 MN Mongolia 0.284 2023 72
102 BT Bhutan 0.278 2023 71
103 AR Argentina 0.264 2023 70
104 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.262 2023 69
105 TJ Tajikistan 0.258 2023 68
106 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.257 2023 66
107 GE Georgia 0.257 2023 66
108 LY Libya 0.253 2023 65
109 CY Cyprus 0.252 2023 64
110 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0.24 2023 63
111 TN Tunisia 0.238 2023 62
112 SA Saudi Arabia 0.228 2023 61
113 RO Romania 0.227 2023 59
114 TR Türkiye 0.227 2023 59
115 GD Grenada 0.226 2023 58
116 OM Oman 0.222 2023 57
117 UY Uruguay 0.218 2023 56
118 CR Costa Rica 0.217 2023 55
119 HU Hungary 0.213 2023 54
120 BG Bulgaria 0.208 2023 53
121 QA Qatar 0.195 2023 52
122 KW Kuwait 0.188 2023 51
123 KZ Kazakhstan 0.182 2023 50
124 AM Armenia 0.18 2023 49
125 SK Slovakia 0.176 2023 48
126 MY Malaysia 0.172 2023 47
127 RU Russia 0.169 2023 45
128 US United States 0.169 2023 45
129 BH Bahrain 0.165 2023 44
130 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.157 2023 43
131 MD Moldova 0.146 2023 42
132 CN China 0.132 2023 41
133 ME Montenegro 0.121 2023 40
134 LV Latvia 0.117 2023 38
135 RS Serbia 0.117 2023 38
136 MK North Macedonia 0.112 2023 37
137 MT Malta 0.111 2023 36
138 AL Albania 0.107 2023 35
139 GR Greece 0.103 2023 34
140 CL Chile 0.102 2023 33
141 CZ Czechia 0.088 2023 32
142 GB United Kingdom 0.083 2023 31
143 NZ New Zealand 0.082 2023 30
144 PL Poland 0.081 2023 29
145 BY Belarus 0.08 2023 27
146 IL Israel 0.08 2023 27
147 PT Portugal 0.076 2023 26
148 HR Croatia 0.074 2023 25
149 LT Lithuania 0.07 2023 24
150 EE Estonia 0.061 2023 23
151 JP Japan 0.059 2023 22
152 DE Germany 0.057 2023 21
153 AU Australia 0.056 2023 20
154 IE Ireland 0.054 2023 19
155 CA Canada 0.052 2023 18
156 LU Luxembourg 0.044 2023 17
157 IT Italy 0.043 2023 15
158 ES Spain 0.043 2023 15
159 SI Slovenia 0.042 2023 14
160 AE United Arab Emirates 0.04 2023 13
161 KR South Korea 0.038 2023 12
162 FR France 0.034 2023 11
163 AT Austria 0.033 2023 10
164 BE Belgium 0.031 2023 8
165 SG Singapore 0.031 2023 8
166 IS Iceland 0.024 2023 7
167 FI Finland 0.021 2023 6
168 NL Netherlands 0.013 2023 5
169 CH Switzerland 0.01 2023 4
170 SE Sweden 0.007 2023 3
171 NO Norway 0.004 2023 2
172 DK Denmark 0.003 2023 1
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Maximum 0.838 index
Median 0.352 index
Minimum 0.003 index
World 0.455 index

About the indicator

The UNDP Gender Inequality Index, built on three dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality and adolescent birth rates), empowerment (the share of women in parliament and the level of education) and participation in the labor market. Unlike the Gender Development Index, here zero means full equality and one means extreme inequality: the scale is inverted. Of the three dimensions it is reproductive health that separates countries the most.

Important: The scale is the reverse of the Gender Development Index: here the lower the better. The two are not to be confused — these are different indexes with different components.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
index, 0–1
Observation period
1990–2023
License
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Human Development Report

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