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Gender inequality index — Belize

Gender inequality index in Belize in 2023 — 0.428 index. Ranked 110 in the world out of 172. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 20.7%.

2023 0.428 index −1.83% vs 2022
World rank 110of 172
Period maximum 0.54 index1994
Period minimum 0.384 index2012

Trend over time

1994–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Belize, 1994–20230.350.40.450.50.55199419972000200320062009201220152018202120231994: 0.54 index1995: 0.532 index1996: 0.526 index1997: 0.523 index1998: 0.527 index1999: 0.514 index2000: 0.508 index2001: 0.505 index2002: 0.492 index2003: 0.509 index2004: 0.493 index2005: 0.483 index2006: 0.468 index2007: 0.445 index2008: 0.438 index2009: 0.423 index2010: 0.406 index2011: 0.409 index2012: 0.384 index2013: 0.401 index2014: 0.413 index2015: 0.429 index2016: 0.44 index2017: 0.464 index2018: 0.466 index2019: 0.461 index2020: 0.469 index2021: 0.436 index2022: 0.436 index2023: 0.428 index
Change over the period: −0.112 (−20.74%) Average annual rate: -0.8 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Belize 0.428 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
Central America computed 0.373 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.428 −0.008 −1.83%
2022 0.436 +0 +0%
2021 0.436 −0.033 −7.04%
2020 0.469 +0.008 +1.74%
2019 0.461 −0.005 −1.07%
2018 0.466 +0.002 +0.43%
2017 0.464 +0.024 +5.45%
2016 0.44 +0.011 +2.56%
2015 0.429 +0.016 +3.87%
2014 0.413 +0.012 +2.99%
2013 0.401 +0.017 +4.43%
2012 0.384 −0.025 −6.11%
2011 0.409 +0.003 +0.74%
2010 0.406 −0.017 −4.02%
2009 0.423 −0.015 −3.42%
2008 0.438 −0.007 −1.57%
2007 0.445 −0.023 −4.91%
2006 0.468 −0.015 −3.11%
2005 0.483 −0.01 −2.03%
2004 0.493 −0.016 −3.14%
2003 0.509 +0.017 +3.46%
2002 0.492 −0.013 −2.57%
2001 0.505 −0.003 −0.59%
2000 0.508 −0.006 −1.17%
1999 0.514 −0.013 −2.47%
1998 0.527 +0.004 +0.76%
1997 0.523 −0.003 −0.57%
1996 0.526 −0.006 −1.13%
1995 0.532 −0.008 −1.48%
1994 0.54 — —

Central America, 2023

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

CR Costa Rica 0.217 MX Mexico 0.358 SV El Salvador 0.362 PA Panama 0.374 NI Nicaragua 0.408 BZ Belize 0.428 HN Honduras 0.437 GT Guatemala 0.48
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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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