Gender inequality index — all countries

Gender inequality index — Bhutan

Gender inequality index in Bhutan in 2023 — 0.278 index. Ranked 71 in the world out of 172. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 37.1%.

2023 0.278 index −1.77% vs 2022
World rank 71of 172
Period maximum 0.442 index2010
Period minimum 0.265 index2019

Trend over time

2010–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Bhutan, 2010–20230.250.30.350.40.45201020122014201620182020202220232010: 0.442 index2011: 0.413 index2012: 0.392 index2013: 0.43 index2014: 0.404 index2015: 0.385 index2016: 0.363 index2017: 0.347 index2018: 0.277 index2019: 0.265 index2020: 0.266 index2021: 0.266 index2022: 0.283 index2023: 0.278 index
Change over the period: −0.164 (−37.1%) Average annual rate: -3.5 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bhutan 0.278 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 — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.278 −0.005 −1.77%
2022 0.283 +0.017 +6.39%
2021 0.266 +0 +0%
2020 0.266 +0.001 +0.38%
2019 0.265 −0.012 −4.33%
2018 0.277 −0.07 −20.17%
2017 0.347 −0.016 −4.41%
2016 0.363 −0.022 −5.71%
2015 0.385 −0.019 −4.7%
2014 0.404 −0.026 −6.05%
2013 0.43 +0.038 +9.69%
2012 0.392 −0.021 −5.08%
2011 0.413 −0.029 −6.56%
2010 0.442

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.