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Gender inequality index — Belarus

Gender inequality index in Belarus in 2023 — 0.08 index. Ranked 27 in the world out of 172. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 68.6%.

2023 0.08 index −9.09% vs 2022
World rank 27of 172
Period maximum 0.255 index2001
Period minimum 0.08 index2023

Trend over time

2001–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Belarus, 2001–202300.10.20.3200120042007201020132016201920222001: 0.255 index2002: 0.224 index2003: 0.207 index2004: 0.155 index2005: 0.153 index2006: 0.15 index2007: 0.151 index2008: 0.147 index2009: 0.157 index2010: 0.149 index2011: 0.146 index2012: 0.152 index2013: 0.147 index2014: 0.138 index2015: 0.128 index2016: 0.119 index2017: 0.109 index2018: 0.102 index2019: 0.096 index2020: 0.094 index2021: 0.092 index2022: 0.088 index2023: 0.08 index
Change over the period: −0.175 (−68.63%) Average annual rate: -5.13 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Belarus 0.08 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Eastern Europe computed 0.156 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.08 −0.008 −9.09%
2022 0.088 −0.004 −4.35%
2021 0.092 −0.002 −2.13%
2020 0.094 −0.002 −2.08%
2019 0.096 −0.006 −5.88%
2018 0.102 −0.007 −6.42%
2017 0.109 −0.01 −8.4%
2016 0.119 −0.009 −7.03%
2015 0.128 −0.01 −7.25%
2014 0.138 −0.009 −6.12%
2013 0.147 −0.005 −3.29%
2012 0.152 +0.006 +4.11%
2011 0.146 −0.003 −2.01%
2010 0.149 −0.008 −5.1%
2009 0.157 +0.01 +6.8%
2008 0.147 −0.004 −2.65%
2007 0.151 +0.001 +0.67%
2006 0.15 −0.003 −1.96%
2005 0.153 −0.002 −1.29%
2004 0.155 −0.052 −25.12%
2003 0.207 −0.017 −7.59%
2002 0.224 −0.031 −12.16%
2001 0.255 — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

BY Belarus 0.08 PL Poland 0.081 CZ Czechia 0.088 MD Moldova 0.146 RU Russia 0.169 SK Slovakia 0.176 BG Bulgaria 0.208 HU Hungary 0.213 RO Romania 0.227
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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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