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Gender inequality index — Brazil

Gender inequality index in Brazil in 2023 — 0.39 index. Ranked 96 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 33%.

2023 0.39 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 96of 172
Period maximum 0.582 index1990
Period minimum 0.39 index2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Brazil, 1990–20230.350.40.450.50.550.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.582 index1991: 0.577 index1992: 0.561 index1993: 0.557 index1994: 0.553 index1995: 0.543 index1996: 0.536 index1997: 0.53 index1998: 0.522 index1999: 0.514 index2000: 0.506 index2001: 0.495 index2002: 0.494 index2003: 0.471 index2004: 0.47 index2005: 0.467 index2006: 0.466 index2007: 0.463 index2008: 0.46 index2009: 0.456 index2010: 0.447 index2011: 0.446 index2012: 0.441 index2013: 0.445 index2014: 0.441 index2015: 0.436 index2016: 0.432 index2017: 0.422 index2018: 0.401 index2019: 0.398 index2020: 0.411 index2021: 0.405 index2022: 0.39 index2023: 0.39 index
Change over the period: −0.192 (−32.99%) Average annual rate: -1.21 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Brazil 0.39 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
South America computed 0.367 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.39 +0 +0%
2022 0.39 −0.015 −3.7%
2021 0.405 −0.006 −1.46%
2020 0.411 +0.013 +3.27%
2019 0.398 −0.003 −0.75%
2018 0.401 −0.021 −4.98%
2017 0.422 −0.01 −2.31%
2016 0.432 −0.004 −0.92%
2015 0.436 −0.005 −1.13%
2014 0.441 −0.004 −0.9%
2013 0.445 +0.004 +0.91%
2012 0.441 −0.005 −1.12%
2011 0.446 −0.001 −0.22%
2010 0.447 −0.009 −1.97%
2009 0.456 −0.004 −0.87%
2008 0.46 −0.003 −0.65%
2007 0.463 −0.003 −0.64%
2006 0.466 −0.001 −0.21%
2005 0.467 −0.003 −0.64%
2004 0.47 −0.001 −0.21%
2003 0.471 −0.023 −4.66%
2002 0.494 −0.001 −0.2%
2001 0.495 −0.011 −2.17%
2000 0.506 −0.008 −1.56%
1999 0.514 −0.008 −1.53%
1998 0.522 −0.008 −1.51%
1997 0.53 −0.006 −1.12%
1996 0.536 −0.007 −1.29%
1995 0.543 −0.01 −1.81%
1994 0.553 −0.004 −0.72%
1993 0.557 −0.004 −0.71%
1992 0.561 −0.016 −2.77%
1991 0.577 −0.005 −0.86%
1990 0.582 — —

South America, 2023

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

CL Chile 0.102 UY Uruguay 0.218 AR Argentina 0.264 PE Peru 0.34 EC Ecuador 0.358 BR Brazil 0.39 SR Suriname 0.391 CO Colombia 0.393 PY Paraguay 0.412 BO Bolivia 0.419 GY Guyana 0.427 VE Venezuela 0.512
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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