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Gender inequality index — Afghanistan

Gender inequality index in Afghanistan in 2023 — 0.661 index. Ranked 168 in the world out of 172. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 4.2%.

2023 0.661 index −0.6% vs 2022
World rank 168of 172
Period maximum 0.731 index2012
Period minimum 0.642 index2021

Trend over time

2008–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Afghanistan, 2008–20230.6250.650.6750.70.7250.752008201020122014201620182020202220232008: 0.69 index2009: 0.696 index2010: 0.704 index2011: 0.716 index2012: 0.731 index2013: 0.708 index2014: 0.687 index2015: 0.683 index2016: 0.682 index2017: 0.679 index2018: 0.677 index2019: 0.676 index2020: 0.674 index2021: 0.642 index2022: 0.665 index2023: 0.661 index
Change over the period: −0.029 (−4.2%) Average annual rate: -0.29 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Afghanistan 0.661 index
World 0.455 index
South Asia computed 0.434 index
Southern Asia computed 0.436 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.661 −0.004 −0.6%
2022 0.665 +0.023 +3.58%
2021 0.642 −0.032 −4.75%
2020 0.674 −0.002 −0.3%
2019 0.676 −0.001 −0.15%
2018 0.677 −0.002 −0.29%
2017 0.679 −0.003 −0.44%
2016 0.682 −0.001 −0.15%
2015 0.683 −0.004 −0.58%
2014 0.687 −0.021 −2.97%
2013 0.708 −0.023 −3.15%
2012 0.731 +0.015 +2.09%
2011 0.716 +0.012 +1.7%
2010 0.704 +0.008 +1.15%
2009 0.696 +0.006 +0.87%
2008 0.69 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

BT Bhutan 0.278 MV Maldives 0.309 LK Sri Lanka 0.367 IN India 0.403 IR Iran 0.482 BD Bangladesh 0.487 NP Nepal 0.487 PK Pakistan 0.536 AF Afghanistan 0.661
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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.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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