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Gender inequality index — Bahrain

Gender inequality index in Bahrain in 2023 — 0.165 index. Ranked 44 in the world out of 172. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 53.3%.

2023 0.165 index −6.78% vs 2022
World rank 44of 172
Period maximum 0.36 index2005
Period minimum 0.165 index2023

Trend over time

2003–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Bahrain, 2003–20230.150.20.250.30.350.4200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 0.353 index2004: 0.357 index2005: 0.36 index2006: 0.291 index2007: 0.266 index2008: 0.261 index2009: 0.26 index2010: 0.253 index2011: 0.241 index2012: 0.238 index2013: 0.236 index2014: 0.233 index2015: 0.244 index2016: 0.237 index2017: 0.235 index2018: 0.204 index2019: 0.191 index2020: 0.189 index2021: 0.191 index2022: 0.177 index2023: 0.165 index
Change over the period: −0.188 (−53.26%) Average annual rate: -3.73 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bahrain 0.165 index
World 0.455 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.437 index
Western Asia computed 0.38 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.165 −0.012 −6.78%
2022 0.177 −0.014 −7.33%
2021 0.191 +0.002 +1.06%
2020 0.189 −0.002 −1.05%
2019 0.191 −0.013 −6.37%
2018 0.204 −0.031 −13.19%
2017 0.235 −0.002 −0.84%
2016 0.237 −0.007 −2.87%
2015 0.244 +0.011 +4.72%
2014 0.233 −0.003 −1.27%
2013 0.236 −0.002 −0.84%
2012 0.238 −0.003 −1.24%
2011 0.241 −0.012 −4.74%
2010 0.253 −0.007 −2.69%
2009 0.26 −0.001 −0.38%
2008 0.261 −0.005 −1.88%
2007 0.266 −0.025 −8.59%
2006 0.291 −0.069 −19.17%
2005 0.36 +0.003 +0.84%
2004 0.357 +0.004 +1.13%
2003 0.353 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

AE United Arab Emirates 0.04 IL Israel 0.08 BH Bahrain 0.165 AM Armenia 0.18 KW Kuwait 0.188 QA Qatar 0.195 OM Oman 0.222 TR Türkiye 0.227 SA Saudi Arabia 0.228 CY Cyprus 0.252 GE Georgia 0.257 AZ Azerbaijan 0.315 LB Lebanon 0.36 JO Jordan 0.433 SY Syria 0.49 IQ Iraq 0.558 YE Yemen 0.838
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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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