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Gender inequality index — Burkina Faso

Gender inequality index in Burkina Faso in 2023 — 0.555 index. Ranked 146 in the world out of 172. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 14.2%.

2023 0.555 index +1.28% vs 2022
World rank 146of 172
Period maximum 0.647 index1999
Period minimum 0.548 index2022

Trend over time

1999–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Burkina Faso, 1999–20230.5250.550.5750.60.6250.651999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 0.647 index2000: 0.644 index2001: 0.639 index2002: 0.633 index2003: 0.629 index2004: 0.624 index2005: 0.619 index2006: 0.633 index2007: 0.604 index2008: 0.601 index2009: 0.6 index2010: 0.599 index2011: 0.596 index2012: 0.593 index2013: 0.595 index2014: 0.592 index2015: 0.61 index2016: 0.606 index2017: 0.593 index2018: 0.589 index2019: 0.571 index2020: 0.606 index2021: 0.609 index2022: 0.548 index2023: 0.555 index
Change over the period: −0.092 (−14.22%) Average annual rate: -0.64 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Burkina Faso 0.555 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Western Africa computed 0.624 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.555 +0.007 +1.28%
2022 0.548 −0.061 −10.02%
2021 0.609 +0.003 +0.5%
2020 0.606 +0.035 +6.13%
2019 0.571 −0.018 −3.06%
2018 0.589 −0.004 −0.67%
2017 0.593 −0.013 −2.15%
2016 0.606 −0.004 −0.66%
2015 0.61 +0.018 +3.04%
2014 0.592 −0.003 −0.5%
2013 0.595 +0.002 +0.34%
2012 0.593 −0.003 −0.5%
2011 0.596 −0.003 −0.5%
2010 0.599 −0.001 −0.17%
2009 0.6 −0.001 −0.17%
2008 0.601 −0.003 −0.5%
2007 0.604 −0.029 −4.58%
2006 0.633 +0.014 +2.26%
2005 0.619 −0.005 −0.8%
2004 0.624 −0.005 −0.79%
2003 0.629 −0.004 −0.63%
2002 0.633 −0.006 −0.94%
2001 0.639 −0.005 −0.78%
2000 0.644 −0.003 −0.46%
1999 0.647 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

CV Cabo Verde 0.298 SN Senegal 0.49 GH Ghana 0.514 BF Burkina Faso 0.555 TG Togo 0.564 SL Sierra Leone 0.566 BJ Benin 0.573 GM Gambia 0.578 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.589 NE Niger 0.591 MR Mauritania 0.603 GN Guinea 0.609 ML Mali 0.612 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.632 LR Liberia 0.646 NG Nigeria 0.677
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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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