Gender inequality index — all countries

Gender inequality index — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gender inequality index in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2023 — 0.157 index. Ranked 43 in the world out of 172. Since 2016, the indicator has fallen by 7.1%.

2023 0.157 index −0.63% vs 2022
World rank 43of 172
Period maximum 0.17 index2018
Period minimum 0.138 index2021

Trend over time

2016–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016–20230.130.140.150.160.17201620172018201920202021202220232016: 0.169 index2017: 0.167 index2018: 0.17 index2019: 0.153 index2020: 0.144 index2021: 0.138 index2022: 0.158 index2023: 0.157 index
Change over the period: −0.012 (−7.1%) Average annual rate: -1.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.157 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Southern Europe computed 0.058 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.157 −0.001 −0.63%
2022 0.158 +0.02 +14.49%
2021 0.138 −0.006 −4.17%
2020 0.144 −0.009 −5.88%
2019 0.153 −0.017 −10%
2018 0.17 +0.003 +1.8%
2017 0.167 −0.002 −1.18%
2016 0.169

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.