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Gender inequality index — BRICS

Gender inequality index in BRICS in 2023 — 0.29 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 54.8%.

2023 0.29 index −3.71% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.643 index1990
Period minimum 0.29 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — BRICS, 1990–20230.20.30.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.643 index1991: 0.642 index1992: 0.639 index1993: 0.639 index1994: 0.639 index1995: 0.638 index1996: 0.633 index1997: 0.626 index1998: 0.441 index1999: 0.447 index2000: 0.446 index2001: 0.434 index2002: 0.431 index2003: 0.424 index2004: 0.419 index2005: 0.416 index2006: 0.415 index2007: 0.41 index2008: 0.416 index2009: 0.407 index2010: 0.4 index2011: 0.401 index2012: 0.395 index2013: 0.389 index2014: 0.377 index2015: 0.361 index2016: 0.35 index2017: 0.344 index2018: 0.334 index2019: 0.323 index2020: 0.314 index2021: 0.31 index2022: 0.302 index2023: 0.29 index
Change over the period: −0.352 (−54.82%) Average annual rate: -2.38 %

Comparison, 2023

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

BRICS 0.29 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.29 −0.011 −3.71%
2022 0.302 −0.008 −2.59%
2021 0.31 −0.005 −1.53%
2020 0.314 −0.009 −2.76%
2019 0.323 −0.011 −3.31%
2018 0.334 −0.01 −2.85%
2017 0.344 −0.005 −1.51%
2016 0.35 −0.011 −3.06%
2015 0.361 −0.017 −4.39%
2014 0.377 −0.012 −2.96%
2013 0.389 −0.007 −1.67%
2012 0.395 −0.006 −1.41%
2011 0.401 +0.001 +0.26%
2010 0.4 −0.007 −1.74%
2009 0.407 −0.009 −2.14%
2008 0.416 +0.006 +1.39%
2007 0.41 −0.005 −1.21%
2006 0.415 −0.001 −0.13%
2005 0.416 −0.003 −0.76%
2004 0.419 −0.005 −1.19%
2003 0.424 −0.007 −1.6%
2002 0.431 −0.003 −0.61%
2001 0.434 −0.012 −2.7%
2000 0.446 −0.001 −0.25%
1999 0.447 +0.005 +1.2%
1998 0.441 −0.184 −29.48%
1997 0.626 −0.007 −1.07%
1996 0.633 −0.005 −0.79%
1995 0.638 −0.002 −0.25%
1994 0.639 −0 −0.04%
1993 0.639 +0 +0.01%
1992 0.639 −0.003 −0.4%
1991 0.642 −0.001 −0.14%
1990 0.643 — —

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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