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Gender inequality index — Bangladesh

Gender inequality index in Bangladesh in 2023 — 0.487 index. Ranked 125 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 30.4%.

2023 0.487 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 125of 172
Period maximum 0.745 index2003
Period minimum 0.487 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Bangladesh, 1990–20230.40.50.60.70.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.7 index1991: 0.696 index1992: 0.69 index1993: 0.688 index1994: 0.685 index1995: 0.683 index1996: 0.682 index1997: 0.67 index1998: 0.659 index1999: 0.65 index2000: 0.648 index2001: 0.657 index2002: 0.728 index2003: 0.745 index2004: 0.739 index2005: 0.654 index2006: 0.646 index2007: 0.645 index2008: 0.673 index2009: 0.615 index2010: 0.603 index2011: 0.597 index2012: 0.583 index2013: 0.578 index2014: 0.569 index2015: 0.563 index2016: 0.557 index2017: 0.541 index2018: 0.532 index2019: 0.52 index2020: 0.5 index2021: 0.494 index2022: 0.487 index2023: 0.487 index
Change over the period: −0.213 (−30.43%) Average annual rate: -1.09 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bangladesh 0.487 index
World 0.455 index
South Asia computed 0.434 index
Southern Asia computed 0.436 index
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.45 index
Gender inequality index — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.487 +0 +0%
2022 0.487 −0.007 −1.42%
2021 0.494 −0.006 −1.2%
2020 0.5 −0.02 −3.85%
2019 0.52 −0.012 −2.26%
2018 0.532 −0.009 −1.66%
2017 0.541 −0.016 −2.87%
2016 0.557 −0.006 −1.07%
2015 0.563 −0.006 −1.05%
2014 0.569 −0.009 −1.56%
2013 0.578 −0.005 −0.86%
2012 0.583 −0.014 −2.35%
2011 0.597 −0.006 −1%
2010 0.603 −0.012 −1.95%
2009 0.615 −0.058 −8.62%
2008 0.673 +0.028 +4.34%
2007 0.645 −0.001 −0.15%
2006 0.646 −0.008 −1.22%
2005 0.654 −0.085 −11.5%
2004 0.739 −0.006 −0.81%
2003 0.745 +0.017 +2.34%
2002 0.728 +0.071 +10.81%
2001 0.657 +0.009 +1.39%
2000 0.648 −0.002 −0.31%
1999 0.65 −0.009 −1.37%
1998 0.659 −0.011 −1.64%
1997 0.67 −0.012 −1.76%
1996 0.682 −0.001 −0.15%
1995 0.683 −0.002 −0.29%
1994 0.685 −0.003 −0.44%
1993 0.688 −0.002 −0.29%
1992 0.69 −0.006 −0.86%
1991 0.696 −0.004 −0.57%
1990 0.7 — —

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
Full table for all countries

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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