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Gender inequality index — Bulgaria

Gender inequality index in Bulgaria in 2023 — 0.208 index. Ranked 53 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 42.5%.

2023 0.208 index −0.48% vs 2022
World rank 53of 172
Period maximum 0.364 index1991
Period minimum 0.2 index2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Bulgaria, 1990–20230.20.250.30.350.41990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.362 index1991: 0.364 index1992: 0.356 index1993: 0.355 index1994: 0.36 index1995: 0.355 index1996: 0.334 index1997: 0.338 index1998: 0.328 index1999: 0.344 index2000: 0.336 index2001: 0.268 index2002: 0.254 index2003: 0.245 index2004: 0.239 index2005: 0.24 index2006: 0.231 index2007: 0.224 index2008: 0.226 index2009: 0.233 index2010: 0.228 index2011: 0.223 index2012: 0.218 index2013: 0.213 index2014: 0.224 index2015: 0.218 index2016: 0.217 index2017: 0.207 index2018: 0.209 index2019: 0.205 index2020: 0.2 index2021: 0.205 index2022: 0.209 index2023: 0.208 index
Change over the period: −0.154 (−42.54%) Average annual rate: -1.67 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bulgaria 0.208 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Eastern Europe computed 0.156 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.208 −0.001 −0.48%
2022 0.209 +0.004 +1.95%
2021 0.205 +0.005 +2.5%
2020 0.2 −0.005 −2.44%
2019 0.205 −0.004 −1.91%
2018 0.209 +0.002 +0.97%
2017 0.207 −0.01 −4.61%
2016 0.217 −0.001 −0.46%
2015 0.218 −0.006 −2.68%
2014 0.224 +0.011 +5.16%
2013 0.213 −0.005 −2.29%
2012 0.218 −0.005 −2.24%
2011 0.223 −0.005 −2.19%
2010 0.228 −0.005 −2.15%
2009 0.233 +0.007 +3.1%
2008 0.226 +0.002 +0.89%
2007 0.224 −0.007 −3.03%
2006 0.231 −0.009 −3.75%
2005 0.24 +0.001 +0.42%
2004 0.239 −0.006 −2.45%
2003 0.245 −0.009 −3.54%
2002 0.254 −0.014 −5.22%
2001 0.268 −0.068 −20.24%
2000 0.336 −0.008 −2.33%
1999 0.344 +0.016 +4.88%
1998 0.328 −0.01 −2.96%
1997 0.338 +0.004 +1.2%
1996 0.334 −0.021 −5.92%
1995 0.355 −0.005 −1.39%
1994 0.36 +0.005 +1.41%
1993 0.355 −0.001 −0.28%
1992 0.356 −0.008 −2.2%
1991 0.364 +0.002 +0.55%
1990 0.362 — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

BY Belarus 0.08 PL Poland 0.081 CZ Czechia 0.088 MD Moldova 0.146 RU Russia 0.169 SK Slovakia 0.176 BG Bulgaria 0.208 HU Hungary 0.213 RO Romania 0.227
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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