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Gender inequality index — Barbados

Gender inequality index in Barbados in 2023 — 0.297 index. Ranked 76 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 22.9%.

2023 0.297 index −0.34% vs 2022
World rank 76of 172
Period maximum 0.388 index1992
Period minimum 0.297 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Barbados, 1990–20230.2750.30.3250.350.3750.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.385 index1991: 0.386 index1992: 0.388 index1993: 0.372 index1994: 0.367 index1995: 0.364 index1996: 0.364 index1997: 0.364 index1998: 0.361 index1999: 0.357 index2000: 0.368 index2001: 0.368 index2002: 0.357 index2003: 0.359 index2004: 0.349 index2005: 0.342 index2006: 0.338 index2007: 0.336 index2008: 0.375 index2009: 0.354 index2010: 0.356 index2011: 0.353 index2012: 0.352 index2013: 0.342 index2014: 0.337 index2015: 0.341 index2016: 0.34 index2017: 0.34 index2018: 0.322 index2019: 0.316 index2020: 0.302 index2021: 0.303 index2022: 0.298 index2023: 0.297 index
Change over the period: −0.088 (−22.86%) Average annual rate: -0.78 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Barbados 0.297 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.297 −0.001 −0.34%
2022 0.298 −0.005 −1.65%
2021 0.303 +0.001 +0.33%
2020 0.302 −0.014 −4.43%
2019 0.316 −0.006 −1.86%
2018 0.322 −0.018 −5.29%
2017 0.34 +0 +0%
2016 0.34 −0.001 −0.29%
2015 0.341 +0.004 +1.19%
2014 0.337 −0.005 −1.46%
2013 0.342 −0.01 −2.84%
2012 0.352 −0.001 −0.28%
2011 0.353 −0.003 −0.84%
2010 0.356 +0.002 +0.56%
2009 0.354 −0.021 −5.6%
2008 0.375 +0.039 +11.61%
2007 0.336 −0.002 −0.59%
2006 0.338 −0.004 −1.17%
2005 0.342 −0.007 −2.01%
2004 0.349 −0.01 −2.79%
2003 0.359 +0.002 +0.56%
2002 0.357 −0.011 −2.99%
2001 0.368 +0 +0%
2000 0.368 +0.011 +3.08%
1999 0.357 −0.004 −1.11%
1998 0.361 −0.003 −0.82%
1997 0.364 +0 +0%
1996 0.364 +0 +0%
1995 0.364 −0.003 −0.82%
1994 0.367 −0.005 −1.34%
1993 0.372 −0.016 −4.12%
1992 0.388 +0.002 +0.52%
1991 0.386 +0.001 +0.26%
1990 0.385 — —

Caribbean, 2023

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

GD Grenada 0.226 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0.24 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.262 CU Cuba 0.296 BB Barbados 0.297 BS Bahamas 0.325 LC Saint Lucia 0.327 JM Jamaica 0.358 DO Dominican Republic 0.417 HT Haiti 0.618
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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