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Gender inequality index — Burundi

Gender inequality index in Burundi in 2023 — 0.501 index. Ranked 132 in the world out of 172. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 19.3%.

2023 0.501 index −0.2% vs 2022
World rank 132of 172
Period maximum 0.65 index1999
Period minimum 0.501 index2019

Trend over time

1998–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Burundi, 1998–20230.50.550.60.651998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 0.621 index1999: 0.65 index2000: 0.609 index2001: 0.605 index2002: 0.603 index2003: 0.592 index2004: 0.588 index2005: 0.556 index2006: 0.552 index2007: 0.547 index2008: 0.539 index2009: 0.542 index2010: 0.536 index2011: 0.533 index2012: 0.53 index2013: 0.526 index2014: 0.522 index2015: 0.514 index2016: 0.51 index2017: 0.507 index2018: 0.507 index2019: 0.501 index2020: 0.503 index2021: 0.502 index2022: 0.502 index2023: 0.501 index
Change over the period: −0.12 (−19.32%) Average annual rate: -0.86 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Burundi 0.501 index
World 0.455 index
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.563 index
Eastern Africa computed 0.518 index
Low-income countries computed 0.578 index
Gender inequality index — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.501 −0.001 −0.2%
2022 0.502 +0 +0%
2021 0.502 −0.001 −0.2%
2020 0.503 +0.002 +0.4%
2019 0.501 −0.006 −1.18%
2018 0.507 +0 +0%
2017 0.507 −0.003 −0.59%
2016 0.51 −0.004 −0.78%
2015 0.514 −0.008 −1.53%
2014 0.522 −0.004 −0.76%
2013 0.526 −0.004 −0.75%
2012 0.53 −0.003 −0.56%
2011 0.533 −0.003 −0.56%
2010 0.536 −0.006 −1.11%
2009 0.542 +0.003 +0.56%
2008 0.539 −0.008 −1.46%
2007 0.547 −0.005 −0.91%
2006 0.552 −0.004 −0.72%
2005 0.556 −0.032 −5.44%
2004 0.588 −0.004 −0.68%
2003 0.592 −0.011 −1.82%
2002 0.603 −0.002 −0.33%
2001 0.605 −0.004 −0.66%
2000 0.609 −0.041 −6.31%
1999 0.65 +0.029 +4.67%
1998 0.621 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

MU Mauritius 0.352 RW Rwanda 0.394 MZ Mozambique 0.479 DJ Djibouti 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.497 BI Burundi 0.501 KM Comoros 0.501 TZ Tanzania 0.504 ZW Zimbabwe 0.519 UG Uganda 0.524 ZM Zambia 0.524 KE Kenya 0.526 MW Malawi 0.581 MG Madagascar 0.584 SO Somalia 0.675
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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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