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Gender inequality index — Belgium

Gender inequality index in Belgium in 2023 — 0.031 index. Ranked 8 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 82.8%.

2023 0.031 index −18.42% vs 2022
World rank 8of 172
Period maximum 0.18 index1990
Period minimum 0.031 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Belgium, 1990–202300.050.10.150.21990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.18 index1991: 0.179 index1992: 0.175 index1993: 0.167 index1994: 0.16 index1995: 0.157 index1996: 0.158 index1997: 0.156 index1998: 0.156 index1999: 0.128 index2000: 0.132 index2001: 0.135 index2002: 0.129 index2003: 0.108 index2004: 0.103 index2005: 0.101 index2006: 0.1 index2007: 0.098 index2008: 0.098 index2009: 0.093 index2010: 0.09 index2011: 0.087 index2012: 0.082 index2013: 0.073 index2014: 0.066 index2015: 0.062 index2016: 0.058 index2017: 0.056 index2018: 0.052 index2019: 0.047 index2020: 0.044 index2021: 0.042 index2022: 0.038 index2023: 0.031 index
Change over the period: −0.149 (−82.78%) Average annual rate: -5.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Belgium 0.031 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Western Europe computed 0.04 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.031 −0.007 −18.42%
2022 0.038 −0.004 −9.52%
2021 0.042 −0.002 −4.55%
2020 0.044 −0.003 −6.38%
2019 0.047 −0.005 −9.62%
2018 0.052 −0.004 −7.14%
2017 0.056 −0.002 −3.45%
2016 0.058 −0.004 −6.45%
2015 0.062 −0.004 −6.06%
2014 0.066 −0.007 −9.59%
2013 0.073 −0.009 −10.98%
2012 0.082 −0.005 −5.75%
2011 0.087 −0.003 −3.33%
2010 0.09 −0.003 −3.23%
2009 0.093 −0.005 −5.1%
2008 0.098 +0 +0%
2007 0.098 −0.002 −2%
2006 0.1 −0.001 −0.99%
2005 0.101 −0.002 −1.94%
2004 0.103 −0.005 −4.63%
2003 0.108 −0.021 −16.28%
2002 0.129 −0.006 −4.44%
2001 0.135 +0.003 +2.27%
2000 0.132 +0.004 +3.13%
1999 0.128 −0.028 −17.95%
1998 0.156 +0 +0%
1997 0.156 −0.002 −1.27%
1996 0.158 +0.001 +0.64%
1995 0.157 −0.003 −1.88%
1994 0.16 −0.007 −4.19%
1993 0.167 −0.008 −4.57%
1992 0.175 −0.004 −2.23%
1991 0.179 −0.001 −0.56%
1990 0.18 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

CH Switzerland 0.01 NL Netherlands 0.013 BE Belgium 0.031 AT Austria 0.033 FR France 0.034 LU Luxembourg 0.044 DE Germany 0.057
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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