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Gender inequality index — Botswana

Gender inequality index in Botswana in 2023 — 0.49 index. Ranked 127 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.6%.

2023 0.49 index −0.41% vs 2022
World rank 127of 172
Period maximum 0.595 index1990
Period minimum 0.459 index2017

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Botswana, 1990–20230.450.50.550.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.595 index1991: 0.59 index1992: 0.581 index1993: 0.568 index1994: 0.559 index1995: 0.546 index1996: 0.541 index1997: 0.538 index1998: 0.54 index1999: 0.538 index2000: 0.5 index2001: 0.499 index2002: 0.493 index2003: 0.493 index2004: 0.517 index2005: 0.517 index2006: 0.519 index2007: 0.518 index2008: 0.518 index2009: 0.522 index2010: 0.509 index2011: 0.53 index2012: 0.538 index2013: 0.498 index2014: 0.502 index2015: 0.505 index2016: 0.48 index2017: 0.459 index2018: 0.492 index2019: 0.466 index2020: 0.497 index2021: 0.495 index2022: 0.492 index2023: 0.49 index
Change over the period: −0.105 (−17.65%) Average annual rate: -0.59 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Botswana 0.49 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Southern Africa computed 0.4 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.49 −0.002 −0.41%
2022 0.492 −0.003 −0.61%
2021 0.495 −0.002 −0.4%
2020 0.497 +0.031 +6.65%
2019 0.466 −0.026 −5.28%
2018 0.492 +0.033 +7.19%
2017 0.459 −0.021 −4.37%
2016 0.48 −0.025 −4.95%
2015 0.505 +0.003 +0.6%
2014 0.502 +0.004 +0.8%
2013 0.498 −0.04 −7.43%
2012 0.538 +0.008 +1.51%
2011 0.53 +0.021 +4.13%
2010 0.509 −0.013 −2.49%
2009 0.522 +0.004 +0.77%
2008 0.518 +0 +0%
2007 0.518 −0.001 −0.19%
2006 0.519 +0.002 +0.39%
2005 0.517 +0 +0%
2004 0.517 +0.024 +4.87%
2003 0.493 +0 +0%
2002 0.493 −0.006 −1.2%
2001 0.499 −0.001 −0.2%
2000 0.5 −0.038 −7.06%
1999 0.538 −0.002 −0.37%
1998 0.54 +0.002 +0.37%
1997 0.538 −0.003 −0.55%
1996 0.541 −0.005 −0.92%
1995 0.546 −0.013 −2.33%
1994 0.559 −0.009 −1.58%
1993 0.568 −0.013 −2.24%
1992 0.581 −0.009 −1.53%
1991 0.59 −0.005 −0.84%
1990 0.595 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

ZA South Africa 0.388 NA Namibia 0.448 SZ Eswatini 0.484 BW Botswana 0.49 LS Lesotho 0.534
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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